>>I get that the federal level in the US is a bit special (EU for example doesn’t tax citizens directly, instead the member states pay fees from their tax revenue).
the US Federal government was not suppose to tax citizens directly either, thanks to the 16th Amendment that was passed under the lie that it would only ever be a "Tax on the rich" of 3% and only apply to 1% of the people, now the federal government takes nearly 25% of all citizens incomes,, and uses that money to bribe people for votes and extort states for policies they desire...
Maybe you should be more pissed about that 1% who are using every trick in the book to avoid paying taxes.
Also as a side note why you think economic policy from hundreds of years ago is the pinnacle of excellence is a more than a but confusing.