@xerographica, you're right in saying we live under socialist rule. I'm going to have to leave the discussion for now at this though. My personal choice is to resist taxation, so long as I don't have an immediate, violent threat over my head, and I'm really not interested in top-down solutions for individuals' freedoms. I'm more inclined to put forth energy in the department of evolving hearts and minds beyond the chains of obedience, hence my original stance for abstaining from involvement in protection rackets that do not allow choice of service.