There is argument against and in favour. France works like that and it means a lot of people don’t pay taxes and in return don’t feel very connected to the stat

There is argument against and in favour. France works like that and it means a lot of people don’t pay taxes and in return don’t feel very connected to the state spending. It’s weird but I think a token amount of tax completely offset by state handovers is preferable to no tax purely from a mind set point of view (you too are part of the collective and contribute to the working of the state). The whole thing is a bit disingenuous anyway when so much of tax revenue actually comes from VAT and other indirect taxes.