I used to despise tax evaders and considered my taxpaying obligations to be an essential part of living in a civilized society. While I didn't really think in t

I used to despise tax evaders and considered my taxpaying obligations to be an essential part of living in a civilized society. While I didn't really think in terms of "getting something back" but I've been assuming that, in general, my own well being, especially later in life, is kind of guaranteed simply because I've been a good citizen of law obeying society. During 2008 my attitude towards paying federal taxes has changed dramatically. What I'm seeing now is pretty much a racketeering organization where healthcare, finance and law have semi-merged with the government and are pretty much holding the rest of the population as their personal slaves. Justice and health (legal and medical costs) are out of reach for nearly everybody and, frankly, what else is a government good for? Maybe for protection from Canadians or Mexicans? I don't want to sound like a crazy conspiracy theorist or a libertarian, but paying taxes now looks pretty much like feeding these gangsters and I'm determined to find every single available legal loophole and exploit it in full. I also like to entertain myself with a thought that ultimately, over my entire lifespan, this decision will cost US government a significant sum of money, especially if I am not the only 30 year old aspiring entrepreneur with such attitude.