Those taxes also pay for guns and missiles and much worse stuff. Is it ethical to pay for these things? The point that the parent is making is that there's a l

Those taxes also pay for guns and missiles and much worse stuff. Is it ethical to pay for these things? The point that the parent is making is that there's a legal obligation to pay taxes, but it's not an ethical one - the government says what you owe, and you pay that. It's muddied by companies lobbying to set the laws, but I would have to agree paying taxes the laws say you owe is not an ethical question.