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Quote by: DadaOrwell2  Maybe anyone with an IQ above four is aware that people would opt out in huge numbers because they are not getting their money's worth from the income tax. |
"Not getting their money's worth" is a political issue. I happen to feel the same way. However, I also understand that this is solved through
voting and other political advocacy, not by throwing a temper tantrum and withholding your legally required tax payments.
I would be slightly more sympathetic towards your argument here if you had proof that, in lieu of paying taxes, the Browns (or any other tax denier who makes the same argument) had calculated their tax burden and taken that amount of their income and put it into an interest-bearing savings account, like a tenant withholding their rent from a landlord who won't repair a problem. They could even donate the interest to some tax-reform charity.
But they didn't. They spent it on themselves. That shows me their motivation is greed, not some high-minded political statement.