As someone who was blown away when I started my own online business and underestimated what I would be responsible for with taxes I could go full libertarian an

As someone who was blown away when I started my own online business and underestimated what I would be responsible for with taxes I could go full libertarian and yell "TAXATION IS THEFT" from the rafters, but I'll refrain. It was still a shock though. I thought our system / goal was to encourage individuals to pursue their dreams and be self-sufficient. If that is actually the case, then our system is broken. Skipping the details I made enough to support myself and my wife. The government wanted around 20%-25% of that, and they do NOT like to take "I can't afford that" as an answer. Fast forward to today and with poor accounting and lack of foresight I now am working a fulltime corporate soul sucking dev job to pay back the government for the years I tried to make it work on my own. It's the most disillusioned I've ever been with my life. I've never felt as trapped and depressed as I do right now. All because I owe the IRS a large amount of money. On the plus side we have some amazing bombers/jet fighters, and someone is getting their healthcare subsidized.