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You pay taxes so that there are roads, healthcare, schools, libraries, firefighters, etc, and yes police and the military.
The bulk of taxation in pretty much every country - even the US - goes to protection, not some naive idea of supporting the common good.
Also note how all of your examples are nationally bound, not global services.
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You pay taxes so that there are roads, healthcare, schools, libraries, firefighters, etc, and yes police and the military.
The bulk of taxation in pretty much every country - even the US - goes to protection, not some naive idea of supporting the common good.
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Also note how all of your examples are nationally bound, not global services.