I think your question is a very smart one. Indeed, if most opposed taxation, wouldn't they simply vote against it? The problem is, it's kind of a vicious cycle

I think your question is a very smart one. Indeed, if most opposed taxation, wouldn't they simply vote against it? The problem is, it's kind of a vicious cycle. Because state cannot exist without taxation, it is in its best interest to never bring up this question: that is, it may be okay to occasionally reduce one particular tax, but overall, the idea that taxation is extortion would simply never be raised. Therefore, much like in medieval times, people are raised to believe that they cannot survive without state (god) and that society would descend into violent anarchy without a state (people would lose their moral compass without faith in god). Another problem is how state redefines things when it comes to taxing people. Taxes are always tied to good activities you perform, not bad activities states perform. That is, if people had to fill tax reports in which they saw "$200 for killing a bunch of kids in Iraq" instead of "$200 for selling your car" they might change their minds. So, to sum it up: threat of force + propaganda from the young age (done in schools on that very same taxpayers money) = vicious cycle that is hard to break.