My problem with taxes is that once the net amount for my consultant fee has been raised to include 42% income tax and then 19% of VAT on top of that, I feel ash

My problem with taxes is that once the net amount for my consultant fee has been raised to include 42% income tax and then 19% of VAT on top of that, I feel ashamed for charging so much money for work I love to do. Need to get over that soon. I heard writing is therapeutic.