Neville > “Is each of us allowed to decide what is “fair” and what is “devastating” and not pay extra?”
We should be. That’s his point. You’ve been trained to think it’s crazy, but it’s not.
I am not sure what is your theory, maybe I missed it in your previous points. Are you suggesting a charity system to substitute for any tax? Or only for taxes that you think are unfair, like US double-taxation? I can assure you that every revenue source has someone objecting to it. So, we all can participate in a democracy and influence the policy, but can we simply cheat to avoid paying? I’d like to see a halachik source for that. There are plenty of sources saying that one should pay taxes in a medina shel chesed (Igros Moshe)