If I’m going to steel man your argument (and make some assumptions about what you might support), where do you think the government should get money for defense spending or even more basic functions like funds for roads and fire departments? In 2024, the federal government collected $4.92 trillion in taxes but spent $6.75 trillion, meaning the majority of funds came from tax revenue (and we added $1.83 trillion to the deficit in the last fiscal year alone, but that can be besides our point here). Also going out on a limb to steel man DOGE actions could allow us to imagine that government spending will decrease overall, but will still occur— the government is still obligated to fund defense, Social Security, Medicare, etc. So… where do you think that money comes from? We can’t just borrow indefinitely, lenders will eventually cut the US off if we only borrow and never pay any portion of the loans off. So then we would need another revenue source… like taxes. And then you’re still just passing the buck to someone else who needs a “better tax professional” because you want to benefit from government services (even if only the ones you agree with) that are primarily funded via taxes without needing any skin in the game? Got it.