This is kind of a silly argument. The state is not a person. When they fine you money, it is not identical to someone stealing from you.

Who knows, he might be right. After all, Tylenol 3 is just low grade fentanyl

The “cage” thing is weird, because it seems like it is used by the worst/laziest dog owners, and by good dog owners / trainers (with very different reasoning). The average dog owner seems to not even use “cages” much.

Anyway, crate training is very much worth it, but it takes a significant effort