I realize that I am capable of continuing this discussion on this forum but I'm not going to. I do not consider the comment thread on this article on Hacker News an appropriate venue for an extended debate on moral absolutism, the value of the existence of government, and the ethics of taxation and robbery.

I would be happy to continue the debate in a different venue — a thread with the ethics of taxation as it's core concept, a different website, an e-mail thread, a phone call, or an in-person meeting. Let's take this to a more appropriate place, and I'll happily continue the discussion as long as it remains productive.