A Taxing Protest

One day Grasshopper saw Ant loading a box of tea bags into his minivan.

"Watcha doing with all that tea?" he asked.

"Well, it's a tax protest," Ant replied. "I think we pay too much taxes."

Grasshopper thought about that for a while. "Aren't you the guy who wants tougher border restrictions?" he asked.

"Well, yes," Ant replied.

"And aren't you always screaming about all the potholes in the streets? And not enough cops or firemen? And yelling that kids don't get a good education in our schools?"

"Well, yes," the Ant replied. "That's all true."

"Let's see, you think we don't get good public services, but you don't want to pay for them, is that it?" Grasshopper asked.

"Oh, you're taking it all out of context," the Ant huffed as he loaded the tea into the car and drove off.

"Huh. And you guys think I'M the freeloader," said the Grasshopper.