Changing Taxes

But the representative doesnt represent me, they represent the voters in their district because that is who is important to them. I cant effect their reelcetion so they dont care about my opinions. If I could vote they would be more interested in my opinions.

True, the system isn't perfect, but in reality, yes, your House member does represent you. In the early days of the nation, only men who owned land could vote. The logic behind that was, those who didn't own a stake in the community didn't have real interest in it. I've seen an example of that in my own life. In a small college town, a lot of the students voted in local elections. They're vote effected the local people of the city, but they really didn't have to live with the results of the election. Of course, we have learned that just because a person doesn't own property, they still have an interest in elections, so the vote has been opened up to more people. However the line has to be drawn somewhere. I have talked to people who say that everyone should get to vote... kids, non citizens... even people in other countries (because what happens in the U.S. effects their country too). The fact is though, you might not personally have much pull with your Representative, but that doesn't change the fact that he or she represents the Congressional District in which you live... so the "taxation without representation" arugment doesn't really hold up. I don't personally have any pull with Rep. Petri either, so I could use the same argument.

The fund is in my name as a beneficiary of my grandparents.

I am not complaining about taxes in general, I feel it isnt fair that if I am not allowed to vote or have any say in what my money is funding then I shouldnt have to pay taxes.