"If taxation is such an inherent good then why does it need to be hidden from people?" It isn't an inherent good. It's just required to reduce demand and relea

"If taxation is such an inherent good then why does it need to be hidden from people?" It isn't an inherent good. It's just required to reduce demand and release people so the public sector can purchase them with its money. Without it you would have inflation - or none of the public services we voted for. The reason you pay tax is that your income is higher than it otherwise would have been without the government spending. What people who don't like tax forget is that should you eliminate it, the increased income will be eliminated too. But not in a smooth way. Jobs will be decimated, and one of those might be yours.