So are our defense and border control efforts not funded by the hard earned dollars of the American people? Not sure what point your trying to make. Mine is a) that there are services and organizations we fund with tax dollars, and they are good for the American people. B) tax reform which targets the small group of very high income earners, or prevents their tax evasion (seriously - you can't argue tax evasion is not an issue) is positive for the American people.