I don't think it's that people HATE paying taxes, its that a large portion of their lively hood will be taken if they do not maximize their deductions. As an e

I don't think it's that people HATE paying taxes, its that a large portion of their lively hood will be taken if they do not maximize their deductions. As an employer, about 10% of my salary is paid to Fed, State, and local taxes. As a W-2 Employee of my company, about 25% of my income is taken out of my paycheck if I claim to deductions. This means the government is getting 35% of my salary for doing, what I consider, very little. This is money I could use to boost salary, pay for additional or better benefits, or hire additional employee's. My father-in law would have to pay about 70% of his income if you include Federal, State, and city taxes with no deductions. Throw in Tithe for the church and you can imagine why one would do all they can to put money away into pre-tax accounts and claim everything you can. I don't hate taxes, they are necessary, but I do not agree with the way they are spent in most instances. The USA should be a union of states collectively working together, but the country is increasingly moving towards a single state, with a one size fits all policy. As it stands now, each state is incredibly different and policies made for California are in no way fit for Alaska or New York. Federal taxes should be significantly lower then they are now and lower then state taxes, and should be spend on defense, and inter state mediation. State taxes should get a small boost and provide services to its residents inside the state only. Reduce the scope of where tax dollars are spent and what they are spent on, and efficiency will go up, citizens will have more money in their pockets to fuel the consuming engine of America, and huge government programs that sweep up everyone's communications in the country will be harder to fund. Not to mention people will get to vote with their bodies(By moving to a new state), which is far more effective then voting for the president.