I e-filed my income tax this year. The process was relatively painless compared to previous years where they wanted to charge you a premium to make the data entry for the government easier. I refuse to pay $20 for the privilege of filing on line. It was free with my tax software this year, so I was happy to use it. I hope my meager refund is deposited to my checking account without additional excitement. Not that I am enthusiastic about paying income tax. I am not enthusiastic about paying taxes in general. But I realize that taxes are necessary to fund essential services from the government. That creates a debate on two ends: the paying end and the spending (budget) end. Consider the paying end first. My main concern about paying taxes is that I pay my fair share. This is not the day for me to argue about government waste and frivolous spending. The overhead in a democracy is that I end up paying for a service that someone else claims is essential, but that I believe is frivol