This all just boils down to the general question of how you feel about the relationship between taxation and personal freedom, and the trade off between them.<p>Do you value the ability to personally decide where your money can do the most good, or would you rather delegate that responsibility to a powerful centralized authority?<p>Of course, many people (including some commenting here, apparently), are willing to cede important decisions about how to spend money to the government, because they are more afraid of their fellow citizens making poor decisions about how to spend or give away their money.<p>(Personally, it also reminds me that, despite the idiocy of the current Republican party, I still identify as &quot;conservative&quot; or maybe libertarian.  I have personal beliefs and reasons for how I chose to give away my money, which I know are not necessarily shared by the majority.  So I&#x27;m a bit taken aback at how cavalierly some are willing to cede those priorities to a central government.)