Taxpayers money versus public money

One phrase that dominates the political and economic lexicon is 'taxpayers' money'.Taxpayers' money this and taxpayers' money that. I believe when we use this terminology we are denigrating the governmental and public spheres of political life. We can only appreciate the term 'taxpayers' money' when we consider what its meaning excludes or in a sense, what does this interpretation imply it is not; that is 'public money'. 'Public money' connotes that the taxes we contribute are done so voluntarily and willingly, and are to be pooled and put to the greater public good. By doing so we are supporting law and order, health, education, roads, sewrage systems and gravedigging amongst a plethora of other things you may think of. Taxpayers' money,on the other hand, has connotations that the money is not really the government's to spend. It has been wrenched from the meagre hands of the people without their consent.
Functional government is, I believe, built on consent and we contribute willingly to that system with our monies. We do so because there are some things that market forces will not involve themselves with and we do so because we want to help build a fairer society. Naturally we must ensure that such monies are not wasted. What sensible person would want otherwise?
So, to answer Margaret Thatcher and the other deeply conservative thinkers especially in the United States there is such a thing as public money.