philosopher,
One reason taxes on the middle class are high is because of Medicaid and Food Stamps, which as commenters here point out makes kollel living possible! And taxes aren’t theft; the government (really, us, since we elect the government) has the right to levy taxes and we are chayev to pay them.
SJS,
The MO high school in my community is $28K/year. And it has to turn away students because of lack of space despite a recent addition to the building.