Until last year I paid taxes and insurance myself.. 2 whole chunks that came hard. Everyone should know how much taxes they actually pay.
After refi, taxes and insurance are included in monthly house payments.
2 of my grandkids go to Christian schools and it’s expensive to go that route.. but a better education... but parents still pay taxes for public schools. We pay taxes for services also but if you need one, they charge again.
I have done it that way for 40 years.
IMHO we could cure the government overspending problem with an amendment that made tax withholding illegal. If everyone know how much their taxes really were, all political campaigns would revolve around government spending and tax reductions.
Now changing election day to about two weeks after tax day wouldn't hurt, but most folks could remember that one big check for the whole year...