This is objectively false. Taxation is you paying the government for services rendered (or, if you want to be very pedantic, access to those services, even if y

This is objectively false. Taxation is you paying the government for services rendered (or, if you want to be very pedantic, access to those services, even if you don't actually use them - which, given that you're on HN, is extremely unlikely) - emergency services, roads, a military, courts of law, antitrust regulation, and far, far more. By being a citizen of your country, you are consuming these services, and therefore owe the government money. You don't like it? The vast majority of countries, including the US, allow you to leave anytime you want. Edit: Come to think of it, using the government's services without paying tax is theft.