yeah they don't really need our meaningless paper. In the past the did confiscate gold during FDR's time. But now for money the reason for taxation is to make us feel like we have our skin in the game in the govt. They really want everyone to be on one of two sides and for it to be split 50% down the middle, liberals and repubs. So the tax rate is kept just high enough to make workers feel the pain of it while also giving just enough govt services to the poor to make them think it is good that others pay taxes.