Any state collects taxes not because it's fair. The state collects taxes because it needs to and because it can.
It will take as much as it can.
If we simplify things, the state makes decisions about raising taxes by considering two main questions.
First question: What is worse, the state having no money in its budget, or the political problems caused by citizen dissatisfaction?
If the former is worse, then ways will be found to raise taxes. Money will be found where it exists, and these funds will be extracted into the budget according to certain rules.
Second question: A calculation is made. Will raising the tax actually increase revenue, or will it lead to taxpayers hiding income, being unable to earn as much, or finding other ways to avoid paying (or even leaving the country, as is happening now in the UK)? This is known as the Laffer Curve.
In conclusion: If the state desperately needs money, if the political system is stable, and if there is a consensus among decision-makers that it is necessary to "loosen the purse strings" – often involving themselves, their structures, and their electorate, who must support these changes, including the wealthiest and most loyal members of the political system, upon whose money the system relies – then taxes are raised.
The only real way to fight against tax increases is to fight against the growth of government spending. The less the state spends, the less it needs to squeeze money from dissatisfied citizens and businesses.
Citizens and businesses don't understand this. They don't realize that every large project, every social spending program, every government construction project is paid for directly by citizens and businesses. For some reason, they seem to think that the money for everything comes from Mars, and not from their own pockets. This is surprising.
It will take as much as it can.
If we simplify things, the state makes decisions about raising taxes by considering two main questions.
First question: What is worse, the state having no money in its budget, or the political problems caused by citizen dissatisfaction?
If the former is worse, then ways will be found to raise taxes. Money will be found where it exists, and these funds will be extracted into the budget according to certain rules.
Second question: A calculation is made. Will raising the tax actually increase revenue, or will it lead to taxpayers hiding income, being unable to earn as much, or finding other ways to avoid paying (or even leaving the country, as is happening now in the UK)? This is known as the Laffer Curve.
In conclusion: If the state desperately needs money, if the political system is stable, and if there is a consensus among decision-makers that it is necessary to "loosen the purse strings" – often involving themselves, their structures, and their electorate, who must support these changes, including the wealthiest and most loyal members of the political system, upon whose money the system relies – then taxes are raised.
The only real way to fight against tax increases is to fight against the growth of government spending. The less the state spends, the less it needs to squeeze money from dissatisfied citizens and businesses.
Citizens and businesses don't understand this. They don't realize that every large project, every social spending program, every government construction project is paid for directly by citizens and businesses. For some reason, they seem to think that the money for everything comes from Mars, and not from their own pockets. This is surprising.