Forcibly seize? Who's forcibly seizing anything? Everyone has to pay taxes. [b]Everyone[/b]. Running a government isn't cheap. Using fictitious numbers here, a 10% tax on someone who makes $1,000 a month means a lot more to them than a 10% tax on someone who makes $100,000 a month. We're (theoretically) talking the ability to pay rent vs the ability to stay in a 5-star hotel for a week.