And private police, private military, private customs & border security... You cannot live in a modern nation and not rely on services that are paid for by taxes.
Why is the average able bodied citizen unable to protect himself the local and national level?
Why don't the concerned citizens pool their funds together to pay for their own defence?
If we must pay taxes for these things, why must their be so much corruption and fraud (think of the expensive fighter jets and missiles that government agents purchase at inflated prices, from companies that funnel profits to a very select few rich individuals, who funded the campaigns necessary to get the government agents in power?)
You are correct. So then why do those same citizens yell at me to pay my taxes, when I am not concerned as they are, and don't want the sub-par and expensive defense services they are providing me :)
Why don't the concerned citizens pool their funds together to pay for their own defence?
If we must pay taxes for these things, why must their be so much corruption and fraud (think of the expensive fighter jets and missiles that government agents purchase at inflated prices, from companies that funnel profits to a very select few rich individuals, who funded the campaigns necessary to get the government agents in power?)