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Well, taxes go towards some stuff I appreciate... plus I would probably be thrown in jail. So not sure that is a solution :p

• samstave 8y ago
  Conscientious objection to taxation should be a thing though.
  • Analemma_ 8y ago
    It is: it's called "renouncing your citizenship and moving to Somalia". Go ahead! Oh, you meant to say that you want to be able to object to taxation but still freeload on all the benefits. Sorry, no.
    • djschnei 8y ago
      I object to most of the roughly 50% of my income that is taken from me and can't say I've ever been called a freeloader... That's an interesting point of view you have there; "either don't be a US citizen or never complain about tax policy".
      • dumbfounder 8y ago
        "Conscientious objection" to taxes means you wouldn't pay taxes, it doesn't mean you just complain about it. You can't do that and stay a US Citizen and not go to jail.
        • djschnei 8y ago
          I guess I just don't care enough to ruin my life over it. It's a pretty interesting thing to think about, actually. To think that a bloody revolution was sparked over much less than what we put up with today... It's almost like Stockholm Syndrome.
          • s73v3r_ 8y ago
            That revolution was fought because there was no representation in the body that levied the taxes. We do have representation in the body that levies taxes now.
            • dumbfounder 8y ago
              Tell that to the people of Washington DC! (No voting congresspeople)