I’ve long heard that a government that steals from Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul. It’s true enough, after all. But what happens when Peter one day decides he’s had enough and pulls a gun?
Then the government sends it its goon squads and either kills Peter or arrests him and puts him in jail forever.
Peter gets arrested for “resisting government authority”, if he isn’t shot on the spot.
Leftists will never admit the use of deadly force backs up their “good intentions”.
If any lefty ever tells you the government should require X, make them say “I agree that a person should be killed if they don’t do X”.