Even though everything ultimately belongs to Caesar, it is good for our souls to be subject even to earthly authority and arbitrary laws like taxes. It humbles us to submit to laws we feel are unjust or no help to ourselves, out of respect for authority.
I don't know if this will amount to much or get bad here in the U.S., but I took this opportunity to finally buy the water filter pitchers I would need to filter my less than stellar well water in case of an extended loss of electricity. Thankfully I do have a manual hand pump for my water.
