God and Satan wager to find out if Job can handle the pressure of an all-out assault by the forces of darkness to see whether he renounces God. After his family is wiped out, he's given sores, forced out on the street, his friends stop calling and he's given no reason for any of this, Job maintains his faith. Suffering is noble and not to be questioned. Modern government follows this profile all to well. Nearly unlimited power and a monopoly on the use of force allows a government to do incredible damage to a person, take everything they have under some circumstances, destroy them, and yet still demand the obedience of the populace.
Taxes are a form of violence.
If you don't believe me, don't send in your forms next April. Phipps' praise of taxation is praise of violence at the hands of an omnipotent power. Whether God or government, it's the same thing. I'm told, however, that God is capable of mercy. It is the freest form of exchange between human beings, a relationship devoid of force.