Jaguar asks a key question here if we generalize it a little. How do we feel about paying for government actions which violate our personal code of ethics? The civics class answer is that we hire, through government, experts for programs with specific knowlege to allow them to make the necessary tradeoffs between competing factions. The reality is the gov employees you get are more likely some combination of fanatics and self-serving bureaucrats than disinterested experts, whether we're talking military leaders or social workers, who represent either their fellow fanatics or themselves more than "societies will". All you need to do is listen to the excuses of the Ollie Norths and John Kerrys of the world or sit down with somebody from the Dept of Agriculture to know these people are willing to make choices most of us would not.
What kind of tax is least unfair? Maybe consumption taxes so you can limit your tax payments, if you don't believe in many of the governments missions? When appropriate, use taxes, gas taxes or tolls for highways. Many difficulties would arise, how do we bill ITT for black ops? How does George Soros pay for opening the Balkans up, oops... outside of campaign contributions? Dang, lost that address for the tin foil hat. My brain waves are seeping out.
If you still need help seeing my view of government, it is simply that government is legalized organized crime. Through government we can justify using force to get what we want. You would never take a gun to your neighbors house and demand money to send your kid to school, but its just fine if the sheriff nails an eviction notice to his front door for the crime of being unable to pay his school tax.
So what can we do about it? Hold government employees to the same standard we hold up for individuals. The Horiuchis and Conditts of the world must suffer the same scrutiny as Joe Schmoe. We need to look to voluntary action first and leave government action as the last resort. Every time you want a new law ask yourself, is this rule important enough for authorities to enforce with a gun? Object lesson
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