Is working not voluntary either? Were you forced into a high-paying job by someone? It continually baffles me how people seem to think that they don't have a choice. You choose to work and choose to pay taxes on the money you earn, you just like to have a whine about it sat in front of your iMacs and iPhones whilst shaking your first angrily at all that tax you was (not) "forced" to pay on them.
Have you ever taken a look at people who try to be productive and work, and also try to
not pay taxes? The force quickly becomes evident.
EDIT: Of course, I'm speaking of within countries where they steal your labor and call it an "income tax."