It may be derived from principal but that does not change the fact that pretty much any take that's out there on either extreme (in this case "taxation is theft" on one side and "taxes are inherently good" on the other) is going to be regarded as asinine by the bulk of the population. Do you disagree?
No. I'm willing to stand that the majority of the population will agree that outright lying about numbers on your tax forms to "lower your bill" is wrong.
