As a thought experiment, try
thinking of the federal government as a private monopoly. They control
the services they offer and prevent any competition by outlawing it. They
set their prices, in this case taxes and fees, with minimal input from their
customers. They force you to buy their services, even if you don't want
them or even need them. Rich people who make "contributions"
get lucrative contracts. The monopoly's leaders say they are selfless
saints doing good for the disadvantaged. While they say this, their
employees get pensions worth multi-millions and former officials generally end
up with huge sums of money normal folks can't match with a lifetime of
earnings. The monopoly is constantly announcing new services you will
have to buy.
Would anyone allow a private
company to do this? Why does the fact that it's the federal government
make this behavior acceptable? If anything, this behavior backed by
abusive government power makes it even more threatening.