The assumption seems to be that if the gov takes anything it is money gone from me. This is nonsense.

I have built my own roads. It was hard enough to maintain it when I was the only one using it, so I cannot imagine how expensive it si to maintain a highway. My tax money goes to pay for roads and I consider them a bargain.

I have fought my own fires. If you think building a road is tough then try putting out a brush fire. Tax money for firefighters is a good thing.

I did meet a guy once that owned his own airport. It cost $2,000,000 a year US to maintain, but he had a lot of oil money and he liked to fly his jet when he went from west Texas to Dallas. I don't mind my money going to pay for airports even though I don't own an aircraft.

If someone came to me and demanded money or anything else when it was clear it would only be to their good then of course I would object. But paying taxes is not the same as giving money to a demanding freeloader. It is paying money to a body that will use it for the good of all our citizens.

And if we don't like the way the money is being spent we are free to put people into office that will better reflect our views on where the money should go.

A case in point: Republicans vowed to spend our money to develop jobs. So far they have pushed their social agendas and worked hard to destroy Unions, but the job creation thing seems to be largely forgotten. In fact one program that did save over 200,000 jobs, the loans to the Auto companies, has been lambasted by the Republicans as a give away to.... I don't know. The American taxpayers?