Suppose that your city has tax-supported capital goods, like buildings, snow plows, swimming pools, parks, libraries, etc. Do you have a right to take these for yourself? Is it stealing if you take them? Of course it’s theft, and it’s silly (and dangerous) to reach any other conclusion. Clearly, you have no such right. Any theory, libertarian or otherwise, that says you have a right to take government property is either wrong or being misinterpreted so as to arrive at a wrong conclusion. You have no right because your city government is legitimate in the sense that it’s accepted by … Continue reading Theft of Government Property Is Still Theft