Originally Posted by
moka
You are not paying more than your fair share.
Your fair share takes into account your ability to pay, not what you pay in relation to anyone else.
A fair tax system means that the costs of contributing to tax revenues are shared in a way that takes into account the ability to pay.
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs" Karl Marx
The phrase 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs' means, that ideally, each person should contribute to society according to his or her best efforts to do so, and should nonetheless receive from society what he or she requires to survive in relative health and safety.