"Our tax dollars are meant to be spent on programs that assist the public and it is not robbery to use the services that we all pay for."
You mean the tax dollars that I don't have a choice in giving? Usually when you are forced to hand over money it is called theft. But I guess you can call that "progress" here in the socialist republic of Tucson. It is roberry because I have no choice to support those services, regardless of whether I use them or not. You should read some history about the principles on which our country was founded. Start with "The 5000 Year Leap".
While we should self-govern ourselves, we are not the government. The authority to govern comes from God and is given to the individual. It is then passed from the individual to the family and then the local government. Rely on yourself before forcing others to solve your problems. If you do not you are just perpetuating the slave class the liberal progressives have/are creating with their "social" programs.
Take some initiative and solve your own problems or ASK your neighbors to VOLUNTARILY help you. Do not forcefully take money from others to solve your problem.
The Age of Theivery is coming to an end so you might as well start living your life in a moral way.