52% is not fair but pure robbery. Not so long ago, people paid the tithe (10%) and if any lord, governor or king dared to go just a little further, they'd be killed, usually by hanging. There's many countries in the world with smaller taxes and still great services. Public money is just wasted by politicians trying to buy votes for the next election.
> Public money is just wasted by politicians trying to buy votes for the next election.
No, that's not how any of this works.
https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/voting-elections/...
Politicians' campaigns are usually funded by large corporations and individual donors, not by public money.
> Not so long ago, people paid the tithe (10%) and if any lord,
The current right wing governments are trying to bring us to that time, it seems.
> There's many countries in the world with smaller taxes and still great service
Name a couple.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/standard-...
Luxembourg - 42%
Netherlands - 49%
Denmark - 42%
Should I go on?