Of course they aren't. Country takes taxes because it can. And takes it wherever it can. Pretexts don't matter. But I can't blame people who have expectation of

Of course they aren't. Country takes taxes because it can. And takes it wherever it can. Pretexts don't matter. But I can't blame people who have expectation of fairness to rebel when the government doesn't even bother to provide a plausible pretext.