Taxation presumes that some group has the right to take by force the fruits of the labor of some other group, over and over, as a right
So you are correct - slavery would be a more accurate term than theft
"Records survive of slaves [in Ancient Greece] operating businesses by themselves, making only a fixed tax-payment to their masters"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_ancient_Greece
a source familiar with the matter /
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2025-04-04 23:32:18
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