the only reason this works is because the citizens are unorganized and unarmed.
if people gather in groups of tens of people to protect each other against the government there is no way they could throw anyone in jail.
It's obvious that ,If you have to live in a country , you have to pay for its privileges . Privileges that the government of the country is giving to the citizens or trying to give to the citizens.
Government knows that the citizens need the privileges of Good Hospitals , Roads , Good Educational Institutions , Buildings ,etc and so , they work for the betterment and development of the country. You need to support the government in this process because the government needs huge fund investment in big and innovative projects which they get from Taxes.
If you care for the country , you have to pay something or anything. If you don't pay anything , then you don't Care for the Country at all and that's awful .
So , to get the privileges from the Government of the country and ensure better living ,you need to pay Taxes .
In addition, Think of taxes as your donation toward the public good. Taxes pay for public services such as roads, garbage collection, sewer systems, police and fire service, traffic signals, flood control, etc. that are shared by others in your community, your state and the country in which you live. Without taxes there would be no government, no laws, no services of any kind unless everyone pitched in and volunteered or everyone would be paying independently for private services so, for example, only the rich could afford a fire department or have drinkable water pumped to their home.
Now, we can certainly argue over whether or not taxes are fair and just for you and others in your community or country. But, that's a completely different discussion.