That's because everyone is naturally a free loader to some extent, especially under the current regime of blatant misallocation of resources, corruption, etc. I

That's because everyone is naturally a free loader to some extent, especially under the current regime of blatant misallocation of resources, corruption, etc. If you instead asked them what the value to them of receiving the various direct benefits to themselves was (roads, partially functioning legal system, military protection from invasion, etc) and the value to them of the benefits provided to others (i.e. the fairly well educated workforce to work in their businesses and/or the businesses they are invested in for their retirement plan, management and/or eradication of many diseases they would otherwise be exposed to, etc.) it would be some non zero number and it would increase if the quality of the services increased or if new services that the person needed in of those pathways were added. Governments should endeavor to have taxes that approximate this number. They don't because it leaves no room for vanity projects that have no benefit to the tax payer and large benefit to the politician, no room for corruption and it focuses service provision on services that are of actual value to the tax payer rather than whatever stupid nonsense the politician wants.