Taxes, Taxes, Taxes: Part 1

This isn't your standard tax season post. Oh no. See, I don't believe that taxes are inherently evil. I get quite a bit in return for my tax dollars. A government with enough funds to operate services is what separates our country from that of the third world.

A few things funded by my tax dollars:

• Roads
• Education
• Libraries
• Medical research
• Museums
• Support for Artists
• Law and Order
• Fire Protection
• Building Codes
• Military Protection
• Emergency Medical
• History Preservation
• Trash Removal
• Sewage Systems
• Drinking Water
• Food and Product Regulation

There are quite a few things that would be difficult or impossible for me to do as an individual, things I take for granted on a daily basis. How in the hell could I drive to work without roads, or traffic laws? There's no way I could fund a university to train doctors and research cures. I can't put out fires. I can't break up gangs or catch burglars.

But pool my money with money from my neighbors? Pretty soon you're talking serious cash. And with a pile of cash comes the ability to do things like hire cops and lay roads. Now this money has to be spent intelligently...but that's another post for another day.