The same thing can be done by private individuals . you have this idea that the state is the only organization with honest people who care about the community . That is a flawed and quite bad logic . Uhhuh . So you think that businesses would regulate themselves ? And instead of the money going for common good , it would go to the shareholders bank account . Things with lesser demand would cease to exist . Libraries don ' t make revenue . Firepolice department would only serve those who can afford them . Lost your job and can ' t get a new one because the economy is down ? Well too bad . Want to sue a company for cheating you ? Well the court and judges are on that company ' s payroll . And you talk to me about bad logic ? And where do you get the idea that tax money and public office unchecked power ? You think that media and citizen won ' t know if you just snip few millions out of the tax pool ? Maybe in some banana republic it ' s possible if the people won ' t do anything about it . Edit And yes , I ' m sure I don ' t pay even nearly 50 %, no matter what voluntary or indirect taxes I pay .