But it's our money!

I overhead Mr. B trying to explain taxes to Miss F last night. He explained that the government gets a percent of our money and Miss F exclaimed "But it's our money! Why are they taking our money?" and very diplomatically Mr. B answered "Because we need roads to drive on". Miss F earns dimes and nickels for doing her "responsibilities" so she's big on money right now. If she refuses all you have to mention is shorting her a nickel at bedtime and she hops to it. She then pays for requests like cotton candy at the zoo with her own money. Sometimes she realizes she doesn't want it bad enough to part with her precious change but for the most part, she's generally happy to hand over her wages for a treat or small knickknack. I wonder if Big Government (aka Mom and Dad) should be taking out taxes on her nickels and dimes....