It's not about what you pay or who you pay. It's about what you get for what you pay. Tax dollars are not burned — they are used to provide collective goods

It's not about what you pay or who you pay. It's about what you get for what you pay. Tax dollars are not burned — they are used to provide collective goods that are beyond the reach of any individual and benefit everyone. In the US I pay multiple taxes (federal, state, local, property, sales, etc.), then pay again to put 3 kids through college, then pay again for health insurance, then pay again for all the medical bills the insurer doesn't cover. Our household income is about 4x the US median, and it looks like we'd be better off in "high tax" Sweden. I can only imagine that households with lower incomes would benefit even more.