[fruitzome]

>Perhaps tax law could penalize part-time work while rewarding full-timers?

Translation: steal more aggressively from people choosing to work less, than we steal from full time wage slaves.

I love my gigs and the freedom of doing freelance web, software, uber driving and also small sales.

I only work 20-30 hours per week as I see fit and can choose who I report to and when I take time off.

Why should the government steal more from me for that?

[meowfly]

Taxes are not theft. They aren't even remotely close to theft. Steal is the wrong verb here. I'd agree that income taxes aren't great ways for the government to raise revenue but calling it "stealing" is a dishonest portrayal of the relationship we have with our government.

I do agree though that a tax system that punishes people who for working less hours is essentially a regressive tax and thus a poor idea.

[fruitzome]

You are mistaken.

The history of taxation is one of tolls, robbery, piracy and skullduggery. Source: https://mises.org/library/taxation-robbery

The word I should have used is Robbery. Not theft.

Readthe founding father's of US constitution for their thoughts on this kind of income tax.

In fact, Income Tax was promised to be temporary to fund war efforts. Liars.

Any compulsory demand to give up your labor and property at the threat of being locked in a cage, or killed is straight up robbery.

Also, your comment is Statist because we do not have a relationship to the "government". We have a relationship to the men with guns that show up at your door when you do not compulsorily give up 40% of your labor and property.