Taxes are not *your* money-"You want to live in a civilized society, you pay taxes. Get. Over. It.”

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13. And I am

Of coarse I am involved in government, people who are not generally do not follow political forums.

It still rings true though, government wastes alot of money, and corruption consumes a great deal of capital. Comparing paying taxes to buying electricity or groceries is a bad analogy for that reason, I can directly influence the practices of the people I spend that money with buy taking my business elsewhere.

I read the same type of message here on a regular basis, "I would have no trouble paying a lot more in taxes if I knew they were going to be spent wisely".