There are ways to get out of paying taxes. You just have to be prepared for the consequences. You can claim a religious exemption and not pay SS or medicare (I think) BUT you can NEVER file a claim and draw either. Personally I'm not qualified to be a clergyman and have no interest in becoming qualified.
You can claim anything you want on your W2. Claim 6 or 60, whatever. In the past I just checked the little box that states that I didn't owe taxes last year and I don't expect to this year (Intern in college, broke didn't even describe it). Your employer won't deduct FICA but you will still owe it all at the end of the year regardless of what you put on the form.
Personally I don't mind paying some of the taxes. I understand that roads, sanitary water and sewer, electricity, etc. all cost money to install and maintain. With that said, I think that the school systems think that throwing more money at a problem is the solution to all problems. I have a problem with that. For god's sake expand a school before you build a new one, just ONCE, please. And I don't mean throw another trailer out back and use it for a classroom either. Sorry - different rant.