The statist idea is to establish a coercive monopoly in a territorial area.  Particularly, in the area of law and order.  They can create a monopoly for themselves in other areas once that’s established.  This is especially harmful.  They’ve arrogated to themselves the power to steal and counterfeit.  That adds insult to injury.  The state has powerful control over information.  You are met with censorship and propaganda rather than being able to discover the truth.

Discovering an easy source of revenue is a great way to stay in business.  However, the state doesn’t earn revenue like a business.  A business must convince you.  The state can compel you, and only the state can do this.  Since they have a monopoly in law and order, they make sure this is done within the law they created.  So, A can steal from B.  Then, B files a suit against A.   When they go to court, A is the judge.  Who will they rule in favor of?

Stealing money is not the only way they acquire revenue.  They’ve also arrogated to themselves the power to counterfeit.  Whatever can’t be taken directly is printed.  This is worse than the visible theft.  This is taking money from your bank account, retirement account, future paychecks, and creates the business cycle.  Of course, when prices rise, that’ll be blamed on everyone but the culprit.

The state has always tried to keep a tight control on information.  They attempt to monopolize the postal service.  This is irrelevant in modern days.  However, the censorship of information on the internet is a modern-day equivalent.  Information and people can be labeled subversive.  It probably means it’s the truth or close to it when something gets the label of “misinformation.”  The levers of propaganda must be under control to keep the lid on.

The courts are a mutually supportive alliance.  The much-exalted separation of powers is a joke.  Theft is call taxation.  Counterfeiting is called an elastic money supply or QE.  They used to clip coins or dilute metals.  It’s much easier now.  They just print money or add it digitally.  The way to ensure fairness is to adhere to the free market.  Coercion isn’t needed to have fairness.  The only fair market is a free market.

Reference

Murray Rothbard; The Ethics of Liberty