You would consider it differently if it was you paying lots and getting nothing in return.
Quit my bitching? Maybe when I stop paying for lazy dole bludgers, teen baby factories, and old people. I hate old people.
I worked hard to get where I am, to have the tax man take a fat chunk of my earnings. I could accept paying it IF the gov did something productive with it, or if I could choose where my tax $$$ went (combat vets, roads etc)