[rdm_blackhole]

Not OP but to respond to your question, like everything, there is a scale to this question. Would you give to the state 30% of your income to pay for public services? Most people would say yes.

What about 40%? 50%?

Most people agree that taxes need to be paid for the common good of society. However, many people disagree about the correct amount and increasingly about the usage of said taxes.

That is the real problem in my opinion.

[kuschku]

> Would you give to the state 30% of your income to pay for public services? Most people would say yes. What about 40%? 50%?

I pay about 6% for public services, around 8% for health insurance, and around 25% for the public pension insurance. The issue isn't taxes, it's almost entirely demographics.