Another take on taxes.

Taxes are a way of buying into our government,

As a stakeholder buys shares into a corporation.

When you invest your resources,

You are more likely to invest your interest -

You care more because it involves your contribution,

And you care about your money

(Sometimes more than anything else).

A government that receives no money from its people,

Finds money elsewhere.

(From oil, for example.)

And it no longer needs to be as concerned about its people.

This is the story of a Middle East country,

As I hear it from my Middle Eastern friends.

Do we want our government to be like a business -

Whose primary concern is profit,

Or do we want a government who cares about its people -

Their rights, voices, and needs?

Pay taxes. Your government needs you and you need it.

Note: The author acknowledges that governments are inherently corrupt, however she maintains a naive belief that all human systems are redeemable. Furthermore, she has not found another system with less faults and is not willing to give up on the progress made so far - remembering those who work tirelessly for freedom in the past and in the present.