What color is the sky in your world?
The water vapor in my sky absorbs a wavelength of about 475 nm that is scattered in every direction that my optical nerve interprets as blue.
Here's the point for those with less intellectual talent. If the government does not have the ability to take the money directly from our pockets (witholding taxes), then they have a lot less ability to get more out of us. If taxation were truly transparent (Fair Tax), then the power goes back to the people from whence the taxes come. Now, and this is the good part, if we can keep ALL our money and have a CHOICE on how much to send to the government, then the power resides with us on how much the government can spend. If you wish for government to have power over how much of your life is for the benifit of others try China.