A related point is that if you are paying taxes and receiving services from the government, then they are not free. They are being paid for by your taxes (poss

A related point is that if you are paying taxes and receiving services from the government, then they are not free. They are being paid for by your taxes (possibly subsidized to a degree by other tax payers), and depending on how much you are taxed you may be subsidizing others as well as paying for your own.