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The human species is engineered to get the most benefit while having to exert the least effort. This is not always a bad thing, because we wouldn't be here if our ancestors always did things the hard way.
Communism and socialism will never work as long as human beings are involved. There are just not enough people who will give their best simply because they enjoy the challenge. There is no incentive for an engineer to build a bridge over a huge river if he gets the same benefits as the guy who juggles fruit at the circus.
As for as taxation goes, here is my philosophy:
You spend your own money most carefully on yourself.
You spend your own money carefully on others.
You spend other's money less carefully on yourself.
You spend other's money least carefully on others.
The government spends other people's money on other people. They have no incentive to care if it gets wasted.
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