The thing that annoys me to no end when discussing these things is that people advocating lower taxes make their arguments as if everyone was an isolated island

The thing that annoys me to no end when discussing these things is that people advocating lower taxes make their arguments as if everyone was an isolated island, living in some sort of vacuum, no interaction with others at all. But, for better or worse, we're all in this together. We drive on the same roads, we breathe the same air, we swim in the same waters, we use the same electricity grid, we live in the same cities, we share many, many things with each other, whether we like it or not. Taxes buys you civilization, better shared infrastructure, better environment, less social unrest. If you are rich, these things benefit you too. You can't isolate yourself from the rest of the world and just hope that the bad outside goes away. Instead, if you invest in it, the world becomes a better place for everyone, and in turn, it becomes a better place for you.