Tax accountant Richard Murphy has something of a cult following amongst libertarians, for the masochistic pleasure to be gleaned from his sage-like utterances. If I didn’t know he existed in the flesh, I’d think him a straw man, invented by Tim Worstall. Here are a few of his tweeted gems from yesterday:

Where did this absurd myth that the gov’ts money is “ours” come from? Taxes belong to the gov’ts and no else. You pay it because you owe it

Try not paying your tax. Just tell the Court you decided you really didn’t feel like it & see what they say

You own your net income after taxes: you have no legal right to claim taxes owing are your property. Quite clearly they are not

Tax is not theft, never has been and never will be