Nozick's Argument Analysis

Under libertarianism, the greatest threat to an individual comes from the limitations set up by the government. Libertarians believe that certain laws restrict and invade people’s rights. In, “Anarchy, State and Utopia” by Robert Nozick, he developed a libertarian political philosophy called the entitlement theory. Here he argued that the minimal state, a state that is limited to the enforcement of contracts and the protection of individuals, is the only state that can be justified, and anything more than the minimal state would be a direct violation of people’s rights. So, when we put this philosophy into practice the institution of taxation seems to be an invasion of privacy by the state. The intention then, of this essay is to explain Nozick’s libertarian argument against taxation and see how the argument stands against strong objections. I will first, present and analyze Nozick’s argument against taxation to show how he equates taxation to slavery. Next, I will determine to what extent Nozick’s argument can be deemed as plausible by presenting several arguments that serve as strong objections and then, I will finally propose possible responses to the objections presented in the essay.
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In this section, we will see if such claim can be successfully defended. Something that Nozick’s argument ignores is that the earnings of the wealthy are often due to the labor of the working class (the class that Nozick points out as having their life paid for by the wealthy.) If there is no taxation principle then, how will the people that work for the wealthy survive? The taxation earnings allow the least well-off to participate in training programs, which in turn creates a more competitive and well-educated community that benefits the wealth of the