[eschevarria]

That people who complain about taxes get some utility from the government activities funded by these taxes does not imply that they are better off with the combination of the services and the taxes than without. If this argument is meant to show that people should not complain about taxes, then it is invalid.

[anoncoward111]

in another analogy, we should not praise the house robber for re-arranging our funiture after stealing our valuables