I'd love to find a way out of paying taxes...without getting into trouble.
Unfortunately, only the rich and criminal seem to be able to get out of paying their fare share.
I'm not rich and not gutsy enough to be criminal, so I guess I'll pay what's owed and bitch about it.
I understand the reasoning (to a degree) as to why some are averse to paying taxes based on morality issues or the like. But since the taxes also pay for services that we need and use, such as schools, roads, police, fire defense and some medical, it seems that we need to help pay for the services.
Yes, there is a lot of waste of tax money on stupid things and some may go to fund wars that are illegal. But in this country we're fortunate enough to be able to vote out representatives that aren't representing us as a whole. If we find ourselves in the minority, then we either have to deal with the situation or work to convince people that they need to change. That's where the "freedom" part comes in. We can freely campaign to make changes in the government. We can vote in different representatives. If motivated enough, we could even run for office ourselves.
That's the way to try to make a change in the system, not by just refusing to pay taxes. A few stubborn people refusing to pay taxes is not going to send a message to the government. It might make you feel good about it...at least until you get caught.