Taxation is only theft if it claws back payments the government made to the private sector for the resources and labor the government sector used. The common term for this is "balanced budget", the holy grail of politicians and bankers. Eventually, the people will figure out that the payment method, ie: US dollar, is less than worthless if they are not allowed to accumulate enough of it to retire their bank debt or save in the government's unit of measure. It depletes their resources and steals their labor, usually to benefit someone already wealthy.