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Wouldn't it be great if you could just fill out a form saying "I don't wanna pay tax" and then not pay tax.
No, because then the government wouldn't have the funds to keep society running.
I like paying taxes.
The money has to come from somewhere. And if I didn't pay taxes, it means everyone else will have to pay more.
If every company/individual/... paid the taxes they were owed, we would have a tax rate of like 10-20%
This doesn't actually apply on a federal level in the US. Taxes don't pay for government services, taxes are basically a measure to control inflation.
Sad to see down votes for the truth. The feds print the money so they don't absolutely NEED to collect it first. But if money going out is more than the money coming in through taxes, it increases the supply and decreases the value of each dollar.