[developer93]

As a general principal would you call robin hood a thief? Taxes are theft since they're collected by threat of force, but they pay for things we all need (mostly), so necessary theft. I doubt an organised society that works for everyone could work purely on donations.

[michaelgrafl]

Theft is an abstract concept, and paying taxes simply doesn't reflect the meaning of that word.

Paying taxes is a result of the legislation we've indirectly put into action by voting our people into office. Robin Hood acted out of his own agenda, albeit an allegedly noble one. I'd call the latter theft, without judging it on an ethical level. Taxes aren't that.