And they have (most of us) by the balls! The minute you open a bank account, you are agreeing that every penny that goes through can be monitored. When you sign a contract for a house you are agreeing to not only paying the rent but also the council tax (and who knows where that money goes). I did hear a story (i don't know how accurate it was) that it is all in the prefix and that if you don't acknowledge one then you are exempt however without one you can't really live a life within society. I could talk about this all day, I won't though!