About taxes... Yeah, if you want to learn a thing or two you should watch this
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...0303867390173# Freedom to Fascism. It's a great movie that explains a lot of good stuff for people who don't know anything.
I'd also strongly suggest that you watch
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...50579849429062
and
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=JFK&view=3#
Lastly I would suggest that you watch
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...9%2F11&view=3#
All of these documentaries are created by VERY intelligent and respectable people. None of them are created by some random nobody fool. Once you watch all of these, not only will you learn a little bit about the history of the USA, but you will also learn a bit about how screwed up and corrupt the government is. The vast majority of this is either scientifically or historically backed by some of the most intelligent people in each field. There's really nothing to debate about it once you see what you have not seen. They don't teach you this stuff in school growing up...