Bingo. When I left home at 15, I got into crime, as no-one would hire a smelly homeless kid. Then when I turned 16, I was able to get a social security paymen

Bingo. When I left home at 15, I got into crime, as no-one would hire a smelly homeless kid. Then when I turned 16, I was able to get a social security payment for "independent youths". I wasn't living in the lap of luxury, but I could actually pay rent in a flat and buy food, without committing crime. So now that I'm earning a very decent wage as a dev, paying my taxes is the very least I can do to contribute to a country that supported me when I needed it.