"...paying a few percent more in taxes, for causes that benefit the common good..." That's a very broad generalization and an extremely debatable statement. 1

"...paying a few percent more in taxes, for causes that benefit the common good..." That's a very broad generalization and an extremely debatable statement. 1. "Paying a few percent more in taxes" When you factor in the whole of the tax burden the average working American pays (Federal, state, local, special district) it adds up to about 50% of personal income. This is not just income tax, but sales, Medicare, SS, Unemployment, gas, property tax, special assessments, DMV, etc. 2. "Causes that benefit the common good" Unfortunately, the vast majority of our tax dollars goes to servicing the interest on the national debt and our vast military machine. See: http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm