Many Americans pay our government half our paycheck too - counting state, federal, local, property and the various fees and sales taxes, more than half our incomes go to the government too. The biggest difference is, we can buy cheap Chinese goods.
Socialism?
Our country, our rules, our way.
It works, we are not communists, but we belive that the group we call society has a duty to help those that fall behind or need help.
If thats wrong in your eyes , then maybe, just maybe you need to consider your own belives?