@matrix where's the lie though?

The very presence of state power inevitably comes with a cost in the form of taxation.

Both are tools, but for one you pay personally, for the other you pay collectively.
As for whether it is justified, that depends on your opinions about the social contract and its legitimacy.

Hence, someone who rejects the social contract can, legitimately, claim that state power is always bad.


I'n no ancap, but I have to point out: There is no contradiction here, only a disagreement in world view.

It's definitely a good meme to get some ancap larpers to scratch their heads.