"Taken by force" is a strange (very American?) way to put it.

As a European, I'm happy to pay taxes because it's a convenient and efficient way to get money out of my bank account and into the hands of people who need it more than me; I'm helping my fellow countrymen with literally zero effort on my part, which makes my country a better place for me to live in. If we cancelled taxes and required people to make individual donations, I would still want to, but I would probably be too busy / lazy to do it :P

(Not to say that the government does a PERFECTLY efficient job of distributing taxes to those in need, I actually disagree with much of their spending - but on the whole it does a considerably better job than I would if I had to do it all myself)

« People in Europe » have elected politicians who have enacted these tax policies. Money is not being taken by force...

You're assuming people don't see taxes as the preferred means of providing aid to those that need it.