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> IMO taxpayers should pay their taxes simply because they are citizens and that's the law. If the taxes aren't bearable or just or aren't spent wisely, then th

> IMO taxpayers should pay their taxes simply because they are citizens and that's the law. If the taxes aren't bearable or just or aren't spent wisely, then they should vote accordingly at the next elections Let's assume that this is the reason for tax obligations. What will be the equivalent statement made for the government? Government should collect taxes from citizens because it's the law to collect taxes from citizens? Tax collection isn't a sport. It's toward national development. If one end happens (tax collection) but the other doesn't (national development), expect rational beings to change attitude towards the first.

imtringued 7y ago
Are you seriously saying draconian taxes are acceptable because you can decide not to pay them? This isn't how a democratic government is supposed to work. That's just pure anarchy and probably points to why Greece came into this situation in the first place. Citizens do not face the consequences of the government they elected and therefore they have no incentive to actually vote for politicians that want to solve the problem. Instead everyone is trying to break the rules in every way possible and then once a rare and naive guy gets into government and wants to suggest a real solution your little raft made out of discarded PVC pipes that you have carefully built over the course of your life isn't good enough anymore. Being forced to upgrade to a kayak is going to be painful but it will be worth it in the long run.