I agree that the country is going to fund itself from the taxes its citizens pay, but when how much you pay to the government, its very unfair.
You have taxes deducted right from your salary, you pay a tax when you register your vehicle, you pay tolls, you pay tax on the products you purchase in a store, and I can go on and on and on. But that is not the biggest problem. When you see what you get back, you start to wonder. You get polluted cities, polluted rivers, seas, oceans, you get unresolved crimes, unfixed roads, and streets etc. This is the moment when you realize that the government fails you, and you start tax evasion. I don't say every country has that problem, but, a lot of them do.