Paying taxes can improved one's income. Paying right taxes will the economy to develop and increase interms of lively hood programs that will lead to successful economy.
Sure you take resources(money) from the productive, waste most of it on government itself and not productive(social) and anticipate that this will be good for economy. That makes perfect sense...
Nicely said . That's how taxes work and that's why people are scared of them and hate them. It's stupid that someone takes part of your income and redistributes it among other people someone decided are in need. What if I'm in need of your money Mr. Senator and I want some of your wage?
We are living in a society of masters and slaves. Not much has changed, really.