I hope this thread stays constructive as we discuss taxes.
FWIW, I have mixed feelings about taxes. Ideally, I would not want to pay taxes at all. I don't think anyone wants to pay them. I've read up on some stuff on how taxes are coercion but very little practical stuff on alternative to taxes.
The second question here is what do the taxes pay for? Are there alternatives to what the taxes covered? How will the expenses that we incur be paid for? Are we willing to give up programs that the taxes covered? What are we willing to fund or live without?
