> Being against taxes does not equal wanting free stuff It does. Taxes are a form of rent. Demanding 0 taxes is thus a form of demanding 0 rent, which is freeloading. > inefficient and wasteful organization You can lament their inefficiency and even try to reform them. But you don't get to withhold the money you owe them just because you don't like how they spend it. It's their money. The renter can't stop paying rent just because he notices the landlord buys too much booze.