Tax On "Unrealized" Gains: Weird, Evil, and Stupid, But No Different In Principle

Taxation is a continuing and coercive demand that you pay for "services" you may neither need or want, and may even actually oppose the existence of. It's getting continuously mugged, from sales tax on the first package of gum you buy with your childhood allowance, to income and other taxes, right up until the day you die (and possibly beyond).