Normally I don't mind paying taxes. Well, nobody REALLY likes paying taxes... but I at least have the understanding that even if the system is inefficient I'm going to GET something for my tax dollars. Whether it's roads, schools, police protection, military protection, etc. I at last have the sense that there's *some* return on my dollar.
Just recently the bailout for the big 3 failed and apparently they're going to use TARP money in the short term (don't think for a second there won't be a bigger bailout next year). A bunch of people are screaming "OMG Nationalization!!" Well it's not nationalization. If it were nationalization we'd all be at least getting really cheap/free cars out of the deal. Instead, what we're getting is a giant ass fucking.
It's the same for the financials bailout. We're not getting ANYTHING for all that money. AIG has sucked up and done a David Copperfield with over $100 Billion already. The dollar is taking a dump, our federal credit card is about to melt. Apparently all of our local government credit cards are already in massive meltdown too. The whole world seems to be imploding but for some reason the stock market was up this week. Seriously? I can't believe that we're not setting ourselves up for another crash after the first of the year. The unemployment numbers are getting pretty scary. Consumers aren't spending money for shit. Let's not forget that the global community seems to be gearing up for WW3. Maybe I'm just young and inexperienced in the ways of recessions but it seems like the world is coming to an end.