Doesn't really matter where you come down on the capitalism v socialism issue.

If you want a viable nation somebody has to pay taxes or the nation inevitable goes belly up when their credit runs out.

Now the argument can be made, that the people who most benefit from the existence of a civilized society should pay the most taxes to keep it civil.

And when that does not happen?

Well then.. you end up with a nation awash in debt, printing money that becomes increasingly worthless, with an infrastructure that's falling down, populated by ill educated morons doing crime becuase they can't find a decent job that pays a living salary, and decent hard working citizens fearing for their lives.

Sound familiar, folks?