> What is a sufficient tax level to maintain security, external / internal threats I don't think you read my post. I was saying that taxes are a cost, that ar

> What is a sufficient tax level to maintain security, external / internal threats I don't think you read my post. I was saying that taxes are a cost, that are used to pay for things. They are not a benefit in and of themselves. The services are the benefit. And the taxes are the costs needed to pay for that benefit. But they are still a cost.