Quote from: RippleSpaset on August 15, 2018, 03:44:25 PM

People pay taxes only because they're forced to, threatening to use force to resist.
There are those who say that they pay taxes voluntarily.
It is difficult for people to admit that they pay taxes only for fear of retaliation from the representatives of the state. It was hard for me to admit it to myself. I don't steal not because I'm afraid of going to hell or prison, but because I understand that stealing is bad. What's the difference with taxes? To tell a person that he pays taxes only because he is afraid that he will be caught and punished means to admit that he is bad. It's very uncomfortable, people want to be good. That is why it is important for the representatives of the state that everyone thinks that paying taxes is good

I agree that people pay taxes because they are afraid of what will happen if they don't. I think on some level paying taxes may be good. You can even feel good about paying them. For me though, I see so many time when tax money is misused by the government that it makes me think that I don't really want to give them any more of my money to waste. I'm grateful for many of the services the government provides, but, for the most part, I don't trust them with my money. Most people I know will pay as little taxes as possible, given the chance. I think that's only natural.