[cbryan]

I've been in a similar situation, and I think it's about risk. It's relatively easy to decline a job, you're not going to jail for turning down a gig. Not paying taxes will get you some serious jail time though. So morally, yeah, both actions are enabling the same results, but one is easier to commit to.

[mindslight]

Also, not paying taxes has less prospect of leading by example. The sheer majority will attack you for not paying your "fair" share, as they internalize their rulers' plans as their own to feel a sense of purpose.

[drivingmenuts]

There's some justification for that, though. If you don't pay your portion, then that's less funding for the things that are common good, as well as common bad.

I don't particularly think it's all that great that childless homeowners pay school taxes on their property, but I accept the reasoning for it.