Originally Posted by willtsmith_nwi
Once upon a time, there were people who did all these types of things themselves. They were called lords and kings. They were the law and the only institutions that mattered on their estates.
Today we divvy up these tasks in an institution called government. To pay for the right to be protected by the law, we make annual payments. They're called taxes and they are the things you are complaining about.
Your polemic is interesting, but you are clearly out of your depth in terms of historical knowledge. Liberty, fraternity, and equality are different realities than taxation. Monarchs exacted heavy taxes (well up to 50 or 60% of a person's wealth). On average, taxes are less in democratic societies than in feudal societies, especially absolutist societies. In the U.S., many of the things we think of as "public works" (sewage, street construction, etc.) were more or less privately funded well into the 1800's and in some cases still are today. And I think it is clear that surveillance and defense will become increasingly privatized
if trends continue. I'm not saying that I disagree with your political position, I'm not coming down either way, but your understanding of history glosses over too much.
Edit: You should know that in America taxation has increased as capitalism has become more developed.