The US Government (who’s worth TRILLIONS): “Time to pay your taxes. But I’m not gonna tell you what you owe me. That’s your responsibility. Ooo btw, if you don’t give me enough, I’ll penalize you and potentially arrest you for tax evasion.”
Citizen: “So YOU want a percentage of MY income. But you won’t tell me how much I owe, and all of the onus is on me. Which, if I can’t do myself I’ll need to spend MORE of my income hiring an institution to do it?”
Government: Yup.
Citizen: