I've benefited greatly from the system, as did my siblings and parents, so I'm more than happy to pay taxes. Taxes:

- Make sure the area I live in is clean, safe, accessible - Paid for my college, allowing me and my siblings to end up with a higher education and (in my case) earning more than my parents did. Social mobility, something my parents could not have afforded on their own. - Paid my dad when he lost his job - Paid my brother who never managed to land a job

And of course if it wasn't for taxes / a functioning government, half my country would be underwater.