From Investopedia.com….
Tax season—which can come four times a year if you pay estimated taxes—can lead to fantasies about living somewhere, anywhere, that lets you escape paying income taxes.
Not that taxes are unimportant. They enable governments to fund vital public works and services, in addition to building and maintaining the infrastructure that countless people rely on. Without taxes, there would be no safety-net programs, no bridge repairs, and no public transportation.1