What kinds of taxation are favored by libertarians?

Gavin Cato: What kinds of taxation are favored by libertarians?
I know that they oppose income and property taxes and usually tariffs also. I think some of them also oppose sales tax. What is their ideal form of taxation, assuming they believe in some form of government?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Resistance
The pre 16th amendment kind.

The Congress shall have power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . . . but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States . . .
– United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers . . .
– United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3

No capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
– United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 9

The 16th Amendment:
“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.”

Answer by nerdling8765
im a libertarian and i believe in as little government as possible. i also believe in a flat tax, but would prefer no income tax at all. there should be little taxes and little government. i think there should only be a sales tax. no income tax, no property tax, no taxes except for sales tax. taxes are only a way for the government to trick us into giving them more money so they can have more power. i hate those dumb socialists. (most libertarians will believe different variations of the same concept)

Answer by John H
A great number of Libertarians, along with other sensible Democrats and Republicans are leaning toward the FairTax.

NOBODY can argue against it without telling lies. All they can do is plead ignorance.

Answer by Less Antman
Strict libertarians believe that the functions of law, security, and defense can be financed in a voluntary fashion through a combination of sales of services, charitable contributions, and volunteer provision of services.

People give well over $ 300 billion per year to charity right now, and volunteer work probably dwarfs that in value. The cost of a government limited to the protection of life, liberty, and property that didn’t intervene militarily in other countries would probably be on the order of only $ 100 billion.

A country freed of ALL taxation would be both more prosperous and more generous. Economists have calculated a charitable crowding out effect of 70% (that is, people tend to reduce their charitable contributions by 70 cents for every dollar the government spends on charity). A country of people aware that there is no taxation and committed to liberty (and how would we get to a libertarian society without that public commitment?) would donate generously.

Those who doubt the generosity of people should be aware that very detailed descriptions of the voluntary financing of activities through insurance are in books such as THE MARKET FOR LIBERTY by Morris and Lois Tannehill and the online writings of Roderick Long at . My own attempt to sketch out the financing of a libertarian military defense is at https://anarchywithoutbombs.com/2008/10/13/defense-without-taxes/.

Answer by ME
Depends on the individual. Some support just tariffs. Others believe in just keeping the sales tax.