The dilemma in paying taxes

It seems that in many dictionaries, the word “terrorism” is defined as the “systematic use of terror as a means for coercion” and more than just a few believe that the North American government has actuated, during its history, multiple acts of terrorism. In accordance with the much criticized Patriot Act, approved shortly after the extremely woeful happenings of September 11, 2001, it is illegal to offer money to an organization that practices terrorism; therefore, following this reasoning, it is illegal to pay federal taxes in countries like the United States that practice state terrorism.

Of course, there are very many that oppose this idea. The big question seems to be “Why should we pay for state policies and programs that could put us in serious danger? The useless blood-letting in our name, paid for with money that we give the IRS, makes us ask, time and again “Why do we have to pay taxes on our earnings?” Actually, the richest people—barely 1%--receive more benefits and in comparison, actually pay less taxes. The millions of dollars that are wasted in unconvincing military campaigns, founded in lies, have arrived to the point that opinion polls clearly show a certain tendency that people are insisting more and more that less money be invested in military actions and more in social programs.
The dilemma goes beyond that: it’s not just how the taxpayers’ money is being used, but the enormous amount that doesn’t show up in the budget simply because the rich don’t pay everything that they owe. It’s no secret that each year corporations and people with higher incomes receive more advantages with their taxes. The oft repeated phrase continues to be valid: the rich are always richer, and a certain part of their earnings is destined to gain political favors in order to ensure fiduciary advantages.
Let’s return to the question: “What do we pay taxes for?” What would happen if we all refused to pay? Governments are vulnerable, because they depend on a system based on an income from taxes; if we consider that a large part of their budget is destined for war, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that we pay for the bullets of our death squads.
The case here is: “How is my money being used? How are the decisions regarding the budget being adopted?” With the economic world so convulsive, with so many crises, people pass much of their work time to pay rent, mortgages, without having enough to pay for medical insurance, and unemployment grows; without a doubt, they sometimes have to pay more than 30% of their income for those who pay nothing or very little, who already own yachts, jewelry, luxurious residences, and take advantage of more privileges. It makes no sense!
Fortunately, the number of people that say NO! is increasing. Those that resist paying taxes, for reasons of conscience, used for supporting the growing military boom, prefer redirecting their money to social programs; others refuse to pay for libertarian reasons and there are also those that, forced to choose between having enough food to feed their family or pay their taxes, choose the eminently political decision to go hungry. Of course, resistance to paying taxes has its risks. It can be done in a symbolic manner, let’s say, by putting a part of the taxes here and another, there; it can be done expecting to pay in interests or fine, as an extra cost for refusing to voluntarily cooperate, or it could require big changes in your life in order to meet the free uses of your taxes. Now, it’s very important to understand what the risks are. No one should risk this without understanding what it means. It could be more important to completely know that there are greater risks in passively cooperating with our own disappearance.