Hmmm... Do you know how much I pay in taxes today? 0. Nowadays, anyone can stop paying taxes if they want, and that is liberating. If you could stop paying taxes, would you do it? Most people will. A state that cannot collect taxes cannot sustain itself in the long term. It is literally impossible for it to continue to exist in a few years. Today I do not pay taxes, and many people are starting to do the same.