Zero consume in which terms? Nobody is paying taxes for me. The money they collect is only partially attributed to where it should go (social, infrastructure, health care, pensions etc) the rest is spend on things like war mongering, making themselves rich etc. The government is basically committing fraud and - in Germany - they've also broken the "generational contract" - the idea that the current generation is paying for the last generations pension with their contributions. With an empty pension fond it's safe to say that the money has been used elsewhere. Why would anyone contribute to such a system willingly?