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DDD regarding taxes is brought in the Gemorah Bava Kama 113A:

??????? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ???? ??? ?? ????? ?? ???? ??? ????? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?’ ???? ???? ????? ????? ?????

Note this was in Persia circa 1800 years ago, where there were specific exceptions (for example, where the members of certain religions had to pay certain taxes and others did not, Jews were allowed to “obscure the truth” in order to get out of those specific taxes). None the less, regular taxes were the responsibility of everyone (Talmidei Chachamim may have been an exception, see first perek Bava Basra).

I wasn’t going to respond, but see that he is both serious and ignorant, looking for excuses to mattir his current behavior, as well as letting his own negius/hatred regarding/because of his specific judicial case block his logic. Ka’as is one the worst middos to have:.

From the Gemorah Nedarim 22A:

??? ??? ????? ?? ????? ??? ??? ????? ?? ????? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ????? (????? ??) ???? ??? ???? ????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ??? ????? ????? (???? ??) ?? ??? ?’ ?????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?????????? ?????? ?? ????? (????? ??) ???? ?’ ?? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ????? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ???? ??? ?????????

As others said, when your own Rov agrees with you, have him tell us so. Otherwise, you are just talking out of frustration and anger, not Halacha. In the meantime, I wish you a Refuah Shelaima.

P.S. This is not an invitation to have a discussion, just like I would not have a discussion with a crazy missionary to decide that maybe he is correct. This is just a statement of fact. Get your Rov to agree with you (and publish it), and then I will reconsider.