why do people agree to pay taxes?

[Awesomee]

Rules are rules, Laws are laws. Citizens should pay for taxes because it is stated in the law. It is not that we agree on paying taxes, it is compulsory. If no one pays , the government wont have the money to support our country and the government will fall. That's why we "need" to pay for taxes.

[Alpinat]

why is it ok for a group of people calling themselves the government to force everyone to buy their services?
if enough armed people refused to pay and told the government to go fuck itself there is nothing they could do.

there are so many reason out of it first of all there are so many wages in the world and in the government who will make their wages? i mean where will they get their amount of money to give on their  members of the government right of course from people. they can't serve without money so people agree to pay taxes.

[Boknoyz]

It's not always possible to pay taxes, because it's hard to trace the real name of the account owner in bitcointalk. org. except that the government will contact the exchange providers who will automatically deduct the transactions and go to the government account. it's worthy of tax.

[joymecoin]

why is it ok for a group of people calling themselves the government to force everyone to buy their services?
if enough armed people refused to pay and told the government to go fuck itself there is nothing they could do.

For me because its our responsibility to pay taxes if we not pay these taxes how can workers and other people get there money , so for me its not wrong if we pay taxes for those workers that workers very hard .

[Barbut]

Mark Bond, of Norfolk, England was arrested in 2010 for non-payment of tax, despite handing police a "notice of intent" stating that he was no longer a UK citizen. He told police that the notice had already been delivered to the Queen and the prime minister. He told the local paper: "Today I asked the judge to walk into the court under common law and not commercial law. If I had entered under commercial law it would prove that I accepted its law. I was denied my rights to go in there." He was sentenced to three months custody, suspended on condition that he pay off the debt at £20 a week.

Its what an individual can do against powerful machine! Who can stand up against it, even people who do that suffer later.

Rules are rules, Laws are laws. Citizens should pay for taxes because it is stated in the law. It is not that we agree on paying taxes, it is compulsory. If no one pays , the government wont have the money to support our country and the government will fall. That's why we "need" to pay for taxes.

We pay taxes to have roads, hospitals, justice, protection, security, and many other things, problem comes when you pay tax and you don't have nothing from above, or you have but not cause of government, but they ask you to pay anyway, or to say they demand.
System is not fair for all of us, but people on the top are probably satisfied with current state, and many from tax is great source of income for people on right places, that's why we can't talk agree on nothing, this people will always find a way to divide us and continue to rule. We don't have other choices except to try to get rich and secure some good place in this jungle world.

[Ad Baculum]

Rules are rules, Laws are laws. Citizens should pay for taxes because it is stated in the law. It is not that we agree on paying taxes, it is compulsory. If no one pays , the government wont have the money to support our country and the government will fall. That's why we "need" to pay for taxes.

This is the reality and responsibility of every citizen living up to now. Paying taxes because that is our responsibility and also we are obliged. We can face different problems if we will not comply to the law or when we go against the law. This is how the world works.

[wesbrook00]

For me, the reason why people pay taxes, is to avail all the benefits that is given by the government .

[maann23]

It's for the betterment of the country, we unite and pay our taxes in order to support the government with their projects such as roads, establishments, hospitals etc.

[icons6]

I think there is no problem about government collecting taxes or citizen paying taxes.It is simply because government needs a money to sustain the expenditures of the country.The reason why citizen get good assistance and benefits to the government is because of paying taxes of the taxpayers.The government get funds to the taxes.

[Xester]

It's for the betterment of the country, we unite and pay our taxes in order to support the government with their projects such as roads, establishments, hospitals etc.

I agree.  Taxes are not just money given to the government to use as salary for its employees.  Morethan that taxes are used to give us a comfortable life.  To be secure and give us what we need in our lives.  Like you said, those taxes are used to build roafs, establishments, hospitals, and schools.

[jvper]

I believe the best way to understand it is reading about the theory of a "social contract" as defined by Jean Jacques Rousseau. That's why we agree to pay taxes.

[budz0425]

It's for the betterment of the country, we unite and pay our taxes in order to support the government with their projects such as roads, establishments, hospitals etc.

I agree.  Taxes are not just money given to the government to use as salary for its employees.  Morethan that taxes are used to give us a comfortable life.  To be secure and give us what we need in our lives.  Like you said, those taxes are used to build roafs, establishments, hospitals, and schools.

If we are given the chance not to pay tax, then we would be in the side not to do it, besides we can live even not paying taxes, but what about our country? Just to think about what could possibly happen if we don't pay tax. No government, no rules, no people would put in jail, no media, in short our country would be just like a hell.
Let should be thankful that those who have nothing in life and can't even work because of disability or illness has still chance in living because of our government who helps them to live.

[arash91]

Generally I think taxes are necessary but the Question is, hoch much power and influence do we have on their spending? For example, in the United States are living more than 47 Million people in poverty or are homeless, at the same time the gouverment is spending more than 700 Billion dollars for its military.

[zhea]

People agree to pay taxes because it is our responsiblity as a citizen of the country to pay in order for the government to build some infrastructure projects for the development of the nation. Other reasons where our taxes goes are for the benefits of the poor people that the government are helping them specially those who are sick and a calamity victims. If we do not pay taxes our government cannot stand because theres no fund to be use for some projects and as a salary of the government employees as well.

[lmodric]

Because taxes arise as a logical consequence of living in a country. Where there is a country there is a tax. The state needs a source of revenue to finance its expenses, one of the sources of which is taxes.

[thotknectar]

People agree because it's easier to think about than having to make decisions themselves and get educated as a citizen.
Most people either want to 'focus on their job' all day(workaholics/artists who never stop working) or netflix and chill
i.e. people who don't like getting too involved politically or socially because it means 'working' outside of 'work. I say
this lightly, and mostly for the US, but my thoughts are that this is all a huge reward for those catering to these people,
since they don't go anywhere, learn anything new, or get involved in social or political causes(well, they don't get involved
deeply, they DID like some posts one time when their close friend posted some memes that really spoke to
them.

Customers that don't think keep buying stuff and stay loyal. Citizens that don't question why taxes are needed and where
the funds actually go are perfect citizens in an oligarchical society. Awareness is the first step to understanding, but
in the states we aren't even aware of who our state rep is most of the time, let alone what their pay is like and who's
lobbying to get them to vote this way or that way. Our whole system is belly up so the 1% can take all the white meat
they need. Just my 2 cents though.

[FrancePG]

Well, I think people are already used to it, or they understand that this is true for the needs of the country, because without our taxes, as now it would not have been.

[andamers]

In my opinion, reasonable taxation is permissible because we compose groups, nations, and societies, and the operation of these requires funds, to be precise, the taxes we pay for protect ourselves.

[ivantrinitron]

Because people have it, and you have no other choice. If you want to live in comfort, then you need to do this, otherwise it does not.

[agentx44]

why is it ok for a group of people calling themselves the government to force everyone to buy their services?
if enough armed people refused to pay and told the government to go fuck itself there is nothing they could do.

The reason why people agrees to pay taxes because they have no choice to pay for it and it is according to the law. Only few people do not pay their taxes because it depends on the salary of a certain person. But if bitcoin started to pay taxes that will be unfair because bitcoin is not under by the government that is why we cannot pay taxes.