Partially there's this idea that if it the government that's in charge, you'll somehow pay more taxes. But if it's private enterprise, their incentive is to lo

Partially there's this idea that if it the government that's in charge, you'll somehow pay more taxes. But if it's private enterprise, their incentive is to lower your taxes as much as they can, while you pay them a small fee. Not saying that this mentality or assumptions are good / correct, but that's basically the rationale I've heard too many times. There's this deeply, deeply ingrained idea that the government wants to rob you blind, no mater what.