I see we disagree on a very fundamental level.  You believe the government should not collect any taxes, and that all taxes are theft, correct?    Why don't we just live in anarchy then?  In fact, you can go to Somalia and live that life now if you choose, why do you not?  In this society, taxes are owned by the government, you owe it to them.  If you do not pay your taxes, they can come reposes your assets to extract the necessary funds.  If you do not pay your taxes, you are stealing from the government.  That wouldn't be true unless those tax revenues belong to the government.  You are stealing something that belongs to them by not paying.  If they collect that money that is owed to them, and then give you a handout, that is giving you money, you clearly agree with that because you see government spending as waste.  Money is collected from the taxpayer, then given in financial aid to students, that is giving out money.  Now if we give out the money instead back to some of the taxpayers, that is also giving out money, same as to the students.  If instead of collecting it and then giving it back out we just collect less, that is a tax cut, and it is also government spending, giving money to a select group of taxpayers.