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I'm not saying I wouldn't pay that money to support healthcare or help others.
I just don't want to be a) forced to do it b) forced to do it and pay the officials I don't neccessarily trust while doing it. It is a big issue. That's why many people try not to pay taxes, while they could.
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It’s the same system that applies to funding the police, fire services, justice system, pensions, basic education, government bodies, and the military – the residents of the country
all benefit from a baseline service provision ensuring their health, wellbeing, safety and rights. Adding an opt-in system to fund any of those services then the result would be an under-funded and crippled service.
What people don’t seem to understand about paying taxes is that it pays for the infrastructure to keep the country’s vital services running. Everyone has access to those services, everyone benefits from those services, and everyone has the option to go private if they so choose.
but opting out of paying, or avoiding paying, just leads to worse services and hurts the people who rely on them most. So maybe you wouldn’t personally suffer, but someone worse off will.