I'd venture to say I pay my share, as well as a portion of others. I've never once complained about paying taxes, I figure I can gauge my success and on how much I pay in taxes. This year with both my wife and I working full time looks like we'll be paying a chunk.
Everyone should have skin in the game, whether you're making minimum wage or in the 1%. Seems like even after deductions a minimum of 5% of gross isn't too much to ask. It also seems that whether one puts in additional years to gain an advanced degree, or puts in extra hours working to build a business or overtime to help your employer that asking more than 20% of gross is unreasonable.
