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.
Do you think that the whole country split into groups of tens would be able to keep its existence or exist without a leader? Do you truly think that the whole financial system would exist if there was no one to pay taxes?
Taxes, are the main source of federal, state and local government revenues, paying for the buildings, public education, highways, airplanes, rockets, road signs, social services, agriculture, subsidies, disasters, police and fire departments etc etc. Really, why should we pay taxes?
The other side of course, is the size of taxes and their purpose, which also worries me. But in general, how would we exist otherwise?