A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Entry from June 07, 2020
“What makes taxation not theft?”/“Magical fairy dust.”

“What makes taxation not theft?” is a meme that has been printed on many images:
   
“What makes sex NOT rape? Consent.
What makes employment NOT slavery? Consent.
What makes a transaction NOT a robbery? Consent.
What makes a visit NOT an invasion? Consent.
What makes taxation NOT theft? Magical fairy dust.”

   
That is, taxes are taken without consent (and this equals theft). The answer “Magical fairy dust” was posted on Facebook by David Enrique Duprat on March 16, 2017.
   
The answer “Roads”—a government service often used to justify its existence—was posted on Twitter by Maryland Libertarian on May 3, 2017.
     
The answer “Imagination” was posted on Twitter by Jay Richie on June 18, 2018. 
 
The answer “Magic” was posted on Twitter by “phil that remains” on December 8, 2018.
   
“What makes mandatory vaccinations not tyranny?”/“Magical fairy dust” is a similar meme.
     
   
Facebook
David Enrique Duprat
March 16, 2017 · Pompano Beach, FL ·
What makes sex NOT rape? Consent.
What makes employment NOT slavery? Consent.
What makes a transaction NOT a robbery? Consent.
What makes a visit NOT an invasion? Consent.
What makes taxation NOT theft? Magical fairy dust.
 
Twitter
DEMS=LIARS-Sunshinette
@sunshinette
What makes a visit NOT an invasion? Consent.
What makes taxation NOT theft? Magical fairy dust. 
What makes sex NOT rape? Consent.
6:15 PM · Mar 19, 2017·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Maryland Libertarian
@MDLibertarian
Q. What makes sex not rape?
A. Consent.
Q. What makes a job not slavery?
A. Consent.
Q. What makes taxation not theft?
A. Roads?
7:46 AM · May 3, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
John
@goodinohio
What makes sex not rape?
-Consent
What makes a job not slavery?
-Consent
What makes taxation not theft?
-Roads
11:58 AM · May 9, 2017·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Jake Ruble
@Rublesaurus
What makes sex not rape? Consent. What makes a job not slavery? Consent. What makes taxation not theft? Exactly.
8:54 AM · May 18, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
TheACCIC (No USDT2x)
@TheACCIC
Replying to @DrDavidPearl @SenWarren and @SenSanders
What makes sex not rape?  Consent.  What makes labor not slavery?  Consent.  What makes taxation not theft?  Magical fairy dust, I guess.
6:21 AM · Aug 1, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
İlkin Mətdan
@huseynli_ilkin
-What makes sex not rape; labor not slavery; a transaction not a robbery?
-Consent!
-What makes taxation not theft?
-Magical fairy dust (c).
9:08 AM · Aug 8, 2017·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Jay Richie
@NomadJay
@taxistheft what makes taxation not theft? I M A G I N A T I O N
3:12 PM · Jun 18, 2018 from Huber Heights, OH·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Arthur Lee
@aboogie007
What makes taxation not theft? #TaxationIsTheft #libertarian #LarrySharpeForGovernor
@adamkokesh
GIF (The cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants says “Imagination.”—ed.)
10:37 PM · Jul 16, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Easton Satterfield
@Eastonsatt1776
What makes sex not rape?
Consent.
What makes a transaction not robbery?
Consent.
What makes work not slavery?
Consent.
What makes taxation not theft?
GIF (The cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants says “Imagination.”—ed.)
11:16 PM · Aug 14, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
phil that remains
@philthatremains
Replying to @IMLazzaro
What makes sex not rape? Consent.
What makes employment not slavery? Consent.
What makes a transaction not robbery? Consent
A visit not a home invasion? Consent.
What makes taxation not theft?
MAGIC!!!
7:04 PM · Dec 8, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Being Libertarian
@beinlibertarian
Replying to @courtneymilan
What makes sex not rape? Consent. What makes a transaction not robbery? Consent. What makes a job not slavery? Consent. What makes taxation not theft? Magic.
1:20 PM · Dec 27, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Being Libertarian
@beinlibertarian
What makes taxation not theft?
(The cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants says “Imagination.”—ed.)
2:53 PM · Dec 27, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
John M Knox
@johnmknox1
What makes taxation not theft?
(A meme is shown with “MAGIC!” as the last answer.—ed.)
11:44 AM · Feb 2, 2019·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
Death to Tyrants
@Death2Tyrants84
Replying to @kantian75 @WrittenCuriosi1 and @TheDemocrats
What makes taxation not theft?
(A meme is shown with “MAGICAL FAIRY DUST” as the last answer.—ed.)
7:18 PM · Mar 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
free radical
@BJThoenes
What makes taxation not theft? Social contract, when did we sign? #mandatoryvaccinations #antivax #taxationistheft #COVIDー19
(An image with “What makes mandatory vaccinations not tyranny?”/“Magical fairy dust” is shown.—ed.)
3:48 PM · May 11, 2020 from Amsterdam, The Netherlands·Twitter for Android

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