Ok, apply your labels. Whatever.
No labels are necsessary. If you believe people have a right to take from others by means of force and that extends to governments as well, that is well in line with neo-con/neo-liberal policy.
If we didn't have an empire, you could get rid of the income tax or at least dramatically reduce it. Wouldn't that be better than fostering hatred around the world and having the government tax you to death to do it?