You are absolutely right that we should make our education system so strong that we will not need to give them free food, there will be no need to give them any free stuff. When they become educated, they will be able to fulfill all their needs on their own.
The tax you have talked about. That is very important, because so many taxes have been imposed by the government that we the public are being burdened by those taxes. Tax has to be paid for everything. Rather, the rate of punishment for serious crimes should be high so that a person thinks four times before committing any crime.