My specific objection to raised taxes is the relatively low assurance that that will go to worthwhile causes. Fix roads, improve access to mental health, etc.,

My specific objection to raised taxes is the relatively low assurance that that will go to worthwhile causes. Fix roads, improve access to mental health, etc., etc.? Sure. Raise my taxes (I moved to the US from a country where I was taxed at a higher rate than now. Make empty promises, divert to pork, enrich the 0.1%, increase military spending? No, don't raise my taxes.