No.  Taxes permeate every aspect of life, not just earnings.  If the statement was never pay income taxes (or FICA or medicaid), I would look into saving the world.  But NO Taxes?  It just would not be possible.

That makes sense so I guess it would make sense Income Tax is what they meant when they said that. I think it was probably more about sticking it to the man but also about keeping what they earn. in their case, the kind of work they do makes them good money so skipping on taxes would be one hell of a gain in profits. But, with the Gov't we have today, they would just look for legislation that would make them pay more of something else to make up for the taxes they wouldnt pay.

If I was to save the world, I think I would be entitled to some privilege.

Not jerk-ass privilege like "never face criminal charges", but, you know, some privilege. Maybe a permanent passport? No waiting line EVER? Not at the government, not at the bank, not at the restaurant?

You know, make the law: "Remi Maloney should never have to wait in line"

You know, not until this decade has the average person been so informed about how this Gov't functions, how politicians can't always be trusted and how much money is wasted by this Gov't (regardless of party). But even after all these years the average person is still very ignorant about most of the details, especially such improtant ones as the amount of taxes we pay on every dollar we get. Ever since I came to JU I have heard of taxes I didn't even know existed or didn't understand at all what the point was. I can only imagine how much money the average person would actually have if only basic taxes (such as income tax and sales tax) were paid. I once looked at my phone and cable bill and found myself very, very confused as to all the taxes I was paying. It was so madning I was reluctant to call the cable company to find out what all these were for fear they would give me the run around. Probably why they charge them in the first place.

And I still wonder why the Gov't and some people believes we need more taxes, or at least think we are too stupid to notice we on't really need more taxes.

Hah, so it's not about doing the right thing huh? Would you refuse to save the world and instead die if you don't get these privileges? I don't know about being entitled, I don't really like that word much. In the case of saving the world, which in turn means saving my own ass, I would see it more like it's my duty to save myself and those I love. If they wanna call me a hero and throw me a parade, that's OK by me. Give me free lunch for life, never pay taxes again, pay for my bills till the day I die? Why not? It's one thing to ask (or demand or expect), it's another to be offered. I wouldn't demand or expect it, but it would be nice to be offered these privileges you mentioned.

Hmm, considering the guy could probably get the US Gov't to make them back off, I'd say he could get them to forgive the money. After all, he did save their lives.

Going a bit off topic here, I tend to be a perfectionist when it comes to the story line of movies and I noticed something at the end of the movie that did not make sense to me. When the heroes land and exit the shuttle, the kid who didn't know who his daddy was comes running to his dad and that makes sense cause the mom saw him on TV, but how did the bimbo know about the crazy guy landing and going to him to wait for him? She did not exactly look smart enough to find her way to NASA.

That would be better than no taxes!

Or them.