If he's determined to be right regardless of what you say or what facts you present, there's little likelihood of presenting a successful direct counterargument. In my experience. It may be better to approach this indirectly. While he's all exercised about taxing and spending, you might mention that that is preferable to borrowing and spending, since the government is going to spend money and has to pay for stuff somehow. Better to have the cash on hand to cover expenses than go into debt, no?
Also, what kind of bang does he get for his tax buck? He gets nice, paved streets to drive on. A responsive fire department should his house or apartment catch on fire. Safe food at restaurants because Health Inspectors are on the job, monitoring food preparation practices and closing non-compliant ptomaine purveyors. If he had to pay for these things (and more) out of his own pocket, he wouldn't have a wallet to tap about how horrible it is to pay for the society he lives in. In reality, he's getting a pretty damned good deal. Unless he's irretrievably immature about benefits and their costs (e.g., "I want everything, and I want it for free! Now!"
, you can bring these examples to his attention little by little over time.
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