[chimprich]

> Yes I do pay plenty into my pension.

Then it's not really a 60% marginal tax rate, is it?

> I worked really hard at school and university, and then over a period of seventeen years, I worked really hard in responsible jobs.

Educated by the state, health taken care of by the state, protected by police and emergency services, defended by the military, enjoying the benefits of scientific research, and lots of other things all paid for through taxes.

You did rather luck out having the combination of interest and talent that turned out to pay very well (as did I).

My wife is a nurse and works really hard, literally saving people from cancer, but she gets paid comparatively little because we don't pay enough tax to fund the NHS properly.