People will say “let them collect, I have nothing to hide.”
That may be true, but remember that a government with the authority and ability to collect also has the ability to ALTER what they collect.
Till they nail you for something stupid like taking out slightly less than 10K from your bank account one to many times...
Bingo.
Besides, I may have nothing to hide but I still don’t want strangers going through my papers and personal effects without just cause.
Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad during a time of war if the gubbamint was transparent with it's citizens and not try to deceive us. If the gubbamint wasn't attempting to suppress citizen voices by attacking them with the IRS, ATF, OSHA, EPA and the rest of the alphabet agencies.
If the gubbamint didn't constantly lie to it's citizen to give the impression the economy is better than it is. Bold face lying about border security, trade...you name it. Can't believe a thing coming out of the gubbamint.