And yet, here we are. As organisms, we need resources to continue to exist. Humans are even higher maintenance. We either need to live as a collective - which just reimagines taxes as sharing what’s needed with those who need it - or we need to suck it up and pay taxes for the common good.
From your previous writing in this thread, I suspect your disconnect is that the common good isn’t always a direct good for individuals. However, making sure your neighbor isn’t starving is to your benefit, because your neighbor strengthens the community and you benefit from that strength.
