I didn't say it WAS necessary, I am saying they are admitting that they are CURRENTLY stealing 57% of our assets!
No they aren't. All you have to do is divide the total Federal tax revenue by the GDP and you get what they are taking in taxes. It is that simple. Everything else is either ignorance or misdirection. When all taxes, Federal, state and local are added up, the latest numbers I have seen are between 40% to 50% depending on local.