I'm with you on a lot of these points. Communal things that you use. Yeah. Tax is reasonably good here. Stamp duty can fuck off, cos some rich kid in a fancy hat century's ago said it belonged to him I now have to pay for the privalage of needing somewhere to live. Capital gains can also fuck off. I'm taking all the risk investing my money, and they're skimming off the top. Zero risk big reward. Capital gains on securities/commodities/crypto should be seen in the same light as gambling. Your winnings are yours. 100% of them. Now, here's where it gets spicy... Healthcare, nope sorry, why should I pay because you can't make smarter decisions and look after yourself. Now people with hereditary conditions they had no choice in receiving, I dont mind paying tax to help those. But people who ate too much, drank too much, smoked too much. Sorry pal, your poor decisions and the consequences of those should not be my burden. Injury in car crash? Car insurance should cover that. The biggest drain on health service providers is avoidable issues, take control of your diet, stop getting drunk every night and ending up in the ER because you fell and sliced yourself open. Some personal accountability should be taken. Your health is your responsibility, you should take charge of it (again, if you're born with a condition, this is your responsibility to manage, but society should be helping manage that, so I'm fine paying taxes to help people not at fault) As should the cost of those things. I'm not advocating for fully privatised healthcare. The US proves that's nothing more than profiteering. But of you are responsible for your issue, then you pay for it. If it's not your fault, then yes, some public funds should be available to you, because we're not a completely isolated society. Inheritance tax can do one aswell. Work your whole life to provide for your offspring, and they end up paying through the nose to have your funeral and then deal with your estate. That's theft.

This went on longer than anticipated. Yeah I don't like giving the govt my money when they piss it away on stupid vanity projects and crap services. And most of them find (see also make) loopholes where they don't actually pay any tax anyway.