[Ralath]

And just think the precedent that this would set. If the government allowed so many people to not pay their taxes just because the people didn't like what the government was doing, then the government wouldn't function right now.

Furthermore, do you really think the government would allow so many people not to pay their taxes? The government has more power now than before to seize upon your other property, take away privileges, etc.

I doubt Thoreau's civil disobedience would have worked in this era.

Was he even effective in his own time? (Rhetorical question alert)