there are ways to avoid state sponsored 'taxation' or other forms of 'official' confiscation;

As an investigative journalist and agorist, I’ve spent years uncovering ways for individuals to break free from government dependency—particularly in the areas of taxation (robbery) and asset protection. Agorism, at its core, isn’t about “working within” the system; it’s about creating parallel structures that render government systems unnecessary. Through counter-economics and building alternatives outside state control, agorism seeks to replace the need for reliance on government altogether. The tools I share here aren’t about surrendering to the state’s rules. Instead, they involve using entities that protect us from the state’s grasp—entities that act on our behalf while remaining legally disconnected from us.

As blasphemous as what I say next may sound, I feel compelled to share it anyway and explore what can be done within the system to protect ourselves. Many anarchists, like my dear friend Adam Kokesh, own off-grid land, just like I do, and not long ago, he managed to gain property tax exemption by forming a church. That got me thinking—there are many ways to shield ourselves and limit our interactions with government by using the system itself in areas where we have little choice, like license plates, property taxes, and other unavoidable requirements. I recently purchased my own off-grid property after decades of living an agorist lifestyle, avoiding the banking and credit systems for over 25 years, and saving every penny I could spare to afford my own little private paradise, which is still a work in progress.

Over the years, I’ve observed the power of opting out of state systems, a strategy that’s served me well for decades. Yet in my work, I’ve also interviewed people who successfully use these legal constructs—fictitious entities like trusts, LLCs, and nonprofit churches—to operate effectively outside the state’s reach. These aren’t just theories; they are sound, viable strategies that we can use every day. This approach blends seamlessly with my principles, because while we may be setting up legal entities on paper, these entities are tools for shielding our autonomy from the state. They function as tools to protect assets and secure independence from state interference.........more........