Well, ...at least in Canada it does. We actually get something for our taxes.
Tell me more about this wonderful country! like all the free drugs you must get with that "free" health care system?. Oh, what's that? you have to
buy a drug plan to get prescription meds?
And tell me about those great deductions you can make on ca federal or provincial taxes, like mortgage interest, property tax etc! And all the breaks the state gives to old people, like reducing their tax burden for owning a home? Those must be very generous since Canada values it's older citizens.