In theory, I agree with you. We all need better laws and better governments, and less mistakes.
In practice, however, being faced with this 10x incorrectly calculated tax bill (and I've been there, too), if your money is seized before you can object, you are screwed. My business would have been totally busted in a moment if the money were taken automatically back then. And when this kind of thing happens, your first thought is not "we need a better legal system and transparency!". Your first thought is "where I'll get the money to feed my family tomorrow and pay salaries at the end of the month?"
And even when everything is transparent and all taxes are just and always calculated correctly (we can dream, right?), there's always a question of malice. Politicians are not always neutral unconcerned actors, to say the least.
In practice, however, being faced with this 10x incorrectly calculated tax bill (and I've been there, too), if your money is seized before you can object, you are screwed. My business would have been totally busted in a moment if the money were taken automatically back then. And when this kind of thing happens, your first thought is not "we need a better legal system and transparency!". Your first thought is "where I'll get the money to feed my family tomorrow and pay salaries at the end of the month?"
And even when everything is transparent and all taxes are just and always calculated correctly (we can dream, right?), there's always a question of malice. Politicians are not always neutral unconcerned actors, to say the least.