Individually, sure, that's how taxes work. But it's a really skewed way of looking at it. Poor people who only have a bike and make minimum wage in a way pay w

Individually, sure, that's how taxes work. But it's a really skewed way of looking at it. Poor people who only have a bike and make minimum wage in a way pay with their taxes for freeways (or Autobahns) - even if they are never going to use them. Is the conclusion to stop building streets with tax money? Collectively, on average, poor people get more out of the state than they pay into it. If I'm rich, I will pay much more taxes than my kids will be able to use up by going to Uni. If I'm poor, it's the other way around (assuming we take advantage of it).