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  Stephen

  5 out of 5 stars

  Great buy

  Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2026

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  Great book a lot to learn and unpack

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  Jody Yoo

  5 out of 5 stars

  Made me want to throw up (but in a good way)

  Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2022

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  If you're reading this book, there's a good chance that you already agree with the author that taxation is theft. So why read the book? At least three reasons.

  First, there's an excellent chance that the book contains at least one important insight that you didn't already know about. To take just one example, although I've been telling people that taxation is theft for more than a decade, until I read this book I wasn't aware of the subtle interaction between inflation (including increased minimum wages) and graduated tax structures.

  Second, Axelman is a stickler for documenting every claim he makes. I haven't seen this many footnotes in a book since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote _The Real Anthony Fauci_. Much of what he says, you probably already know -- but you don't have the citations to back it up. Axelman does, and once you own the book, so do you.

  Third, even when you know that something is true, there's a certain value to being beaten over the head with example after example, detail after detail. Before reading _Rise of the Warrior Cop_ by Radley Balko, I already knew that things were bad. But afterwards, I had to admit to myself that I'd had no idea just how bad they were, to the point where I wanted to throw up. I had the same kind of experience with this book.

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  Blaine Pardoe

  5 out of 5 stars

  Bitterly accurate title

  Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023

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  Taxation is Theft – How Politicians Force us to Fund our Own Abuse – And What we can do about it. Not exactly the shortest title for a book – but perhaps one of the most accurate.

  Taxes suck. We all experience it, the less-than-subtle robbery under the guise of “fair taxation.” Our employer takes out federal and state taxes and social security even before we get the money we earn. We are forced to pay income tax on what we bring home, carving out another slice. In states where there is sales tax, we are further taxed every time we purchase something. There are emissions taxes, state vehicle inspections, personal property taxes, and countless other taxes. It is frankly amazing there is anything left after the tax gobbling government gets it.

  Alu Axelman feels our pain. He comes at it in this book looking not just at the countless levies against us, but at how that money is spent. He raises probing questions as to what the real purpose of taxation is, versus what we need. Not only that, he provides a plan for addressing this.

  This isn’t a long book, it doesn’t have to be to lay out the abuses that the governments have committed against us. It is well worth your time to digest it.

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  Satbhit

  3 out of 5 stars

  Sincere, Love Letter Propaganda

  Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024

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  The Book reads like a fish that gained consciousness, explaining how the oceans are melted solid ice! I laugh every time the author says 'Corona Facism'. I honestly love this book, if for no other reason as to be whole entertainment all the way through. A great laugh regardless of party affiliation, and it has genuinely unique ideas. I, for one, would pay massive money for a free-for-all brawl of politicians; and I would pay handsomely.

  This is my favorite book. I have read it at least a dozen times now. Well worth the money. I just wish it was longer in details.

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  Nathaniel Heutmaker

  5 out of 5 stars

  A brilliant and thorough breakdown of taxation and how it truly is theft

  Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022

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  Alu does an amazing job of breaking down all of the constituent parts that make up Taxation (read extortion) not just with philosophy, but also with numerous real world examples. His extremely well sourced book makes an extremely compelling case as to why not only is Taxation theft, but also why dissolving the disunited states and thus dismantling the DC empire is not only the best option but in all likelihood the only peaceful one. This is a must read for anyone who wants to truly understand the tricks that politicians play in order to get their greedy hands into our pockets.

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  Geoge M.

  5 out of 5 stars

  Great book for every citizen of this country

  Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2022

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  There are more than one way to enslave the citizens of a country. In the united States our huge tax burden is enslaving our people, our workers. We call The united States a land of opportunity but its taxation tells a different story. This book should be required reading of every citizen.

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  William Domenico

  5 out of 5 stars

  Without a doubt. Taxation is Theft.

  Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2022

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  Have your eyes opened to the theft of money used for illicit purposes.

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  Keen Kastle

  5 out of 5 stars

  Hits the nail on the head, and then drives it deep into the ground.

  Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023

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  "Taxation Is Theft" so much more than a meme or slogan, and this book is a one-stop-workshop in explaining why. Axelman skillfully strikes a balance between brevity and detail - concise and comprehensive - without pulling punches. It's a convenient reference for retorting any statist you may meet (online or in the flesh). And, the "united states" (lowercase) would be much better off if this was required reading for every high school student, but I'm against mandatory, standardized education, so... Homeschooling parents, at least, should consider working this into the curriculum.

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