Sure governments make mistakes, but most first world countries do a pretty good job of converting taxes to public services and a generally good framework for supporting the citizens.
I don't know which country you live in, but most of my tax money goes towards killing brown people and paying for other people's healthcare. I pay most of my taxes to the Federal Government and receive the most services from my state and local governments.
Wow -- downvoted to troll status? Maybe I should clarify my argument. The parent PROMISED us that our money would turn to dust. I think it's safe to say that generally taxes get turned into 'good' things, even if some misappropriation does occur. I think to say that any extra taxed money goes to waste is a little extreme.
I think the very existence of organized governments with stable economies along with generally healthy and happy populations means not all taxes are going to 'dust'.
Don't change the argument. I never inferred, let alone stated "it is impossible to have a stable economy or happy populations without government". I am saying that empirically you can see that governments in first world countries generally aren't screwing things up so much you can say taxes are completely wasted.
You can also feel free to infer that I don't think the free market would do a better job, but that wasn't ever my argument.
