Yeah, rather leave that money to the state who will spend it on actually useful things such as new wars that will make the military-industrial complex even wealthier.<p>This kind of thinking unfortunately is common in continental Europe, particularly in Germany and France. This is not all about the common good or democratic legitimacy. It&#x27;s really all about redistribution of wealth and getting back at &quot;the rich&quot;. It&#x27;s about slave-moral thinking that strives to punish the well-off and make everyone feel equally miserable.