And without the production of the individuals and businesses that exist in a society, the state would have no ability to skim off the top and spend that money.<p>I believe that the state (which isn&#x27;t &quot;society&quot;, it is the governing body of a region of land), has no right to a share of anything that is not voluntarily granted or contractually agreed upon.  Believing in a higher entity with more rights than any individual is verging on something akin to feudalism.