> Paying my taxes is a point of pride for me. It's a repayment for all those years I was poor and the government paid for me to live and go to school. Spoken l

> Paying my taxes is a point of pride for me. It's a repayment for all those years I was poor and the government paid for me to live and go to school. Spoken like someone who wasn't on the receiving end of bombs, troops, torture, imprisonment, or theft to enrich the already rich - you know, the bulk of government spending. I pay my taxes in order to avoid being a victim of state violence, but when I do, I say a prayer for the victims of my failure to be strong enough to do the right thing, which is to deprive the state of the means to do evil.