I've honestly thought about this recently. It's probably been a little over a year I considered working for USD might be immoral because you are providing labor to back the value of money someone else can just print, that keeps immoral people in power, and enables bombing of children in Gaza, probably more so than taxes do directly. I also think it is immoral to pay taxes not only because the taxes fund the government but also because USD (immoral monetary system) also derives its value as a tax payment token (don't go to jail for existing token). So the more labor for money and the more taxes you obligate yourself to pay the more you are adding a backing to an illegitimate system that enslaves us and contributes to violence around the world.

But I don't like the idea of taking from resources I didn't contribute to. I've come to the realization that purely honest actions are not afforded to you when your standard for honesty is sufficiently high.

I think it is wrong to earn a living in a way that causes or contributes to unjust externalities. Unfortunately the structure of the way our money works today means pretty much any kind of income does that.

And this isn't just a passing thought. I've reduced hours at work over this. I've spent all of my increased disposable time pondering how someone can manage to be responsible while fucking out of this system entirely or at least maximize their disinvolvement. Or at least organize their life so their direct value production can compete with their work. And even with all that time and mediation, and even willingness to bend my perspectives on what value means, I don't have a ton of great answers for how to really do that that I'm 100% happy with.