No one likes paying taxes, but they are a necessary burden to provide important government services. Wildlife benefit from the small percentage of federal and state budgets that go towards land acquistion and species conservation. Birds have benefitted from the network of National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks, as well as state parks and wildlife management areas.
The two topics are joined in this week's I and the Bird, hosted by the financial blog Don't Mess With Taxes. Go there for I and the Bird #33.