We are a community so I think yes we all should contribute to the betterment of the society.
Taxation is only theft if it is used by government officials for their own personal benefit. I also think the system itself needs a refix to make it fairer and better but the point stil stands. There are so many corruption inside the system and the poor is suffering. Meanwhile the rich people can just avoid taxation with no repercussions. Now that is theft.
Yes, that's right. A country must have taxes in order to finance public interests, including economic development. It is also done so that many jobs are created, so that with many jobs, people's income can be distributed evenly. Not to mention infrastructure, health, and so on. So it is true as you said in community life it is very important for all of us to contribute to the progress of a country, especially society. In other words, the purpose of taxation is for the sustainability of a country and all development carried out for the welfare of society.
It's just that in many countries taxation has become a field for officials to commit corruption so that it is very far from the purpose of taxation itself. So it is not surprising that many people think that taxation is legalized theft. This is very reasonable to say because it is very sad that in almost all countries tax money is not used properly and as you said again many rich people avoid taxes and even officials do the same. Actually the purpose of tax is good, so taxes should be implemented according to their purpose and if they violate anyone's rights from the tax money, they should be imprisoned or given severe punishment.
It is true that the money collected from taxes will be used for the public interest if it can be realized properly, but when officials do not use the money collected from taxes properly and appropriately, we can see many government services that are indeed not feasible because the money collected from taxes is not used properly, but if the money generated from taxes can be used properly, I think we can see a prosperous society because the government has allocated tax funds to things that are really needed by many people.
If a country does not have good tax management, it will certainly lose the trust of the community to pay it, but because the punishment given for violations committed by these officials is not carried out properly, it is very possible that they will easily commit violations and continue to take tax funds paid by the community for their own interests, so it would be better if law enforcement against officials who cannot use tax funds properly can be carried out properly so that the community can feel the benefits of the taxes they pay.