Hi @jaredhowe , while I applaud your anti-statist sentiments I would argue that we do need taxes and not everyone in a government is out to get the country's citizens. Also the benefits you receive from taxes, which include a countries infrastructure, hospitals, police, etc cannot be compared to rape in any way. The effects of rape, such as the possibility of bearing a child, aren't like taxes. Conceptually, and often practically, taxes are used to benefit everyone at one time. Had you not been taxed, then you would not think of everyone, which means the roads that everyone needs would not be built, or there would be no police officers to protect you from physical violence. While these services can be privatized they also lend more power to the richest few of the world which means the further growth of economic inequality. It's not that I disagree with you. No governance is great, but we have not reached a point where we can work without governance.