I am very pro limited government, so its hard for me to understand why someone would want to keep a tax when our government spends countless hours trying to figure how to waste all the money we give them. And yes, some taxes are need.
I could equate it to your boss coming to you and saying I think you deserve a 5% raise (insert what % you want for this example). You say back to him, absolutely not! I think you need that money more than I do. Keep in mind our government is not a small business, so please don't equate our government to a small business.