Agreed. Consider if theft if the total amount after deductions is more than is spent by the government on your ability to conduct business and earn a living. Start, for example, with your police whose existence I'd posit is a large reason you can fill a home with expensive goods and park a nice car in a driveway.

Also: it's fairly easy to pay lower taxes with a good accountant. A cry to lower taxes is made by the elite to convince the middle class to vote for corporate-friendly interests.