You argument is based on the idea that taxation is really just another way of paying for services (public transport, policing, etc.). If you accept that premise

You argument is based on the idea that taxation is really just another way of paying for services (public transport, policing, etc.). If you accept that premise, than being a flat-taxer makes some degree of sense, but you should also be in favor of huge user fees - if you don't use homelessness shelters or public pools, why should your tax dollars pay for them? Taxation, as I see it though, is more than that. Sure, you're paying for the fire department, but you're also paying for "civilization", for lack of a better word. You're paying for things like the food stamp program, which (if this question applies to you) you would be nowhere near. It's accepting that in order to have a somewhat decent society for all involved, we need more money than would come if everyone was charged at the same rate, and as such, you charge more to the people who can afford it.