Fact is federal state and local govt collected around $9.5 trillion in taxes last year (est to be $10.4 trillion in 2024). That's almost $29K per person.
Considering a significant portion of the population is under say 17 and pays in very little and around 50% of the population pays no federal income taxes and in fact gets money back for the EICC somebody is paying govt a fuck ton of money. Just highlights where the problem is.....spending.
Note about 74 million are under 18. That means in 2024 we will collect almost $40,650 per person for the remaining 257 million people. It boggles the mind. That is far more than enough to make govt fulfill its responsibilities.