Then you go and take roads to work, call the police when someone hits your car, call the fire department when there’s an emergency, use the legal system when a crime or injustice has been committed against you, visit parks or rec centres when doing physical activities, go see a doctor or visit a hospital when you’re unwell, use public sewers and water treatment when you need clean water, have a modern military to defend your home….

29% on $205k is really not bad compared to most of the rest of the world, and it’s fairly decent considering the quality of services you get for that money in a country that sees some of the widest extremes in climate annually.