I expect people to eat small bites, of a size they can handle, instead of huge chunks because they are gluttons. States should act the same way. Why should I pay for a gluttonous, bloated Illinois pension scheme? Or California? I also oppose the government bailing out the big banks and corporations for the same reasons.
And there's only two ways to raise that money you want given away. Either raise taxes or borrow it. In fact, government does BOTH. I pay enough already in taxes. ALL totaled, local, state and federal, almost half my income.
And if taxes were figured all along the supply chain, the tax burden is much worse. The mining company extracts the ore (they pay taxes and maybe a royalty if it's on gov't land) then railroad ships the ore and pays taxes. Then the smelter melts it down and they pay taxes. Then the trucking company moves it to the stamping plant, they pay taxes. Then to the manufacturing plant, where it's made into something useful (that's called "value added"). That manufacturer pays taxes. Then it's shipped to a distribution center; they pay taxes. Then to a retail store, and they pay taxes. And then when you buy the item you pay maybe 10% sales tax, which is about the only tax NOT hidden along the way. And if it's a vehicle, or a boat motor, or a motorcycle, or a boat, or a 5X10 utility trailer, you will also pay property tax on top of all those other HIDDEN taxes.
When it's all said and done, most of your money ends up as taxes. The only reason it looks like we actually own anything or make progress at all is that the huge gains in productivity adds so much value to almost everything, while also making it cheaper to make.