>Just local warlords protecting their pile of coins
Except the system we have has been put in place explicitly to avoid having actual warlords protecting their pile of coins. Legal taxation based on rule of law enacted by democratically elected officials is the very basis of our society.
>You think what we have here is materially different from actual warlords? You sweet, sweet child
Say that to the people living under actual warlords having their families summarily executed. You're living in a first world paradise with the attendant first world problems.
Except the system we have has been put in place explicitly to avoid having actual warlords protecting their pile of coins. Legal taxation based on rule of law enacted by democratically elected officials is the very basis of our society.