[Radar]

No, I have no choice either. If I don't work, I die. I will not accept money stolen from others by the government.

I own myself and my labor and it is mine to do with as I please. Nobody else on earth has any claim to it. I may sell some of my labor to someone else which is what I do if I take a job. The government is not entitled to any of what I earn. And whether or not working is a choice doesn't change that fact.

Rights and priviledges are opposites. A right is something you don't need permission to do. Selling my labor to whomever I choose is a right. Keeping all of what I get in exchange for my labor is a right.

Taxing income can never be a legitimate governmental power because we as individuals do NOT have the right to take one persons income to pay for the healthcare, education, charity, etc. of another person and we may therefore not give that power to government.

This brings up the question of whether or not government has the legitimate authority to tax at all. And to this question, the answer is yes. The government may make taxes but may not tax our rights or our income.

The government may create roads, and tax those who use the road. Or tax people who import goods, or use certain services, etc. But it may not tax our rights such as selling our labor in exchange for money. That is like taxing people for breathing, or thinking, or praying.