I think tax amount given income differs by state. I like paying taxes because I like the social benefits to all state residents that come with paying taxes. Taxes in my state are reasonable. As for national taxes, they are unreasonable for anyone making loads of money--they would like to pay nothing to support a populace they consider parasitical and who contribute nothing but they contribute everything, and unreasonable for people making a tiny bit of money who are expected to support all of society even though they are meaningless to those who run society. To say this is unfair is understating the case.