Simply because my view of human nature is that people are basically creatibe and compassionate, and yours is that they are basically self interested? And the way people are now is determined by the capitalist values they live in, and is not the only, or the truest fulfillment of true human nature.
And taxation exists to force those who DONT want to pay to contribute. if I had my choice, I would only contribute to welfare services, and give nothing to the military or the police, I assume you would do the opposite - if as a society we require welfare, defence, and poilice, we must have taxes, so that both of us are forced to contribute to the things we dont believe we should.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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