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by loceng 3688 days ago
Yes, you're still supporting the country - unless I suppose if you're rebelling or stealing from it. If your taxes are going towards a war that you don't believe in or want to fund, you're still funding it. That's why a lot of people are against taxation. I am against taxation in its current form because though I want to support the country I am in, I want to be able to decide where that money goes in a more refined way. I absolutely don't want to be helping people be killed if there's a better way, e.g. violent war - even if that better way costs more. Unfortunately/fortunately in order to change systems, including governments and countries, you have to work from within the system in most instances.

Equating an online platform, where everyone is mobile through a browser URL or downloading a different app, vs. a country is a little bit apples and oranges too, however if there is no good alternative - including online - then people are stuck. I believe there will be a better alternative in the future however.