How so? I drive a car on a road, how does the -value of the car- create a difference in road maintenance or traffic enforcement costs? I own a home, but even when I rented, how does the -value of the home- change the cost of, say, the fire or law enforcement services that home receives from the Muni on a day-to-day basis? I don't seem to see more police following me around town "keeping me safer" than my fellow employees who make less. They certainly aren't spending more time visiting my townhome project than the trailer park across the street.

Taxes are supposed to be fees to pay for the exact services being rendered (or being held available to be rendered). What services, exactly, are someone in a higher tax bracket receiving that a person in a lower are not?