i still think this isn’t necessarily the correct way to think about it when it comes to the political spectrum. taxation isn’t necessarily a socialist praxis. even small state conservatives generally say that without taxes „who will build the roads?“. and when politicians talk about deregulation and tax cuts, its generally for their donation buddies, not the lower or middle class.

not to shill socialism, just context: early 70’s irc, allende in chile established the socialist policy that lower income households dont have to pay taxes at all. the opposite from taxing the rich. libertarian communists after the spanish revolution rejecected state money and made their own money (before it was cool). while nothing is perfect, those were real lived experiences under socialism which are more aligned with „taxes are theft“ than anything we see in contemporary politics. i guess i disagree with the popular idea that bitcoin is somehow anti-socialist. rothbard warned people not to falsely paint everything red with a brush after all, so i try to be open minded.