Nothing that the government provides is actually 'free'.
Voted "true" — but my steelman argument for "false" would be that some services could reasonably be expected to reduce the government's fiscal obligations elsewhere well beyond their upfront cost, and I do find that fairly convincing
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So... some taxes are OK as forced investments to avoid paying higher taxes in the future?
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I mean, I'm not against taxation in principle even when there's not a clear calculable **financial** return on investment — gov can reduce its obligations by reducing the scope of its responsibilities to its citizenry, but I like having at least *some* social welfare
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