I think taxes are ok as long as they are a reasonable amount and go to good use.

Now what’s a reasonable amount, you ask? To me anything more than 50% combined in taxes is too much. I want to at least keep the majority of the money I earn.

And what is good use? Well, roads and parks are certainly nice. But there are lots of things, usually government handout programs, that I don’t agree with. Social Security is the biggest one I don’t like. I’d rather be forced to invest the same % of my income and then get my own income back at the end rather than paying for other people in a system that is unsustainable. But that’s another topic entirely…