I just paid 18.43% tax on a six pack of beer. I’m sure if my total tax burden i.e. gas taxes, property taxes, sin taxes, vehicle taxes, utility taxes, sales taxes, service taxes, income taxes, school taxes, etc were calculated, it would be around 50% of my total income going to one government or another. Spending needs to be cut and the parasites need to become useful members of society. If they can’t manage it, they need to go to prison where they can’t reproduce and their parasitic activity can be minimized. Parasitic infestations, if not eliminated, ultimately kill the host organism and that is what is happening here.
About those parasites. You can’t send them to prison. You can’t even outvote them. You probably don’t want to refuse to pay your taxes or quit making income, which would really cut your taxes down.
So just have another beer!