The reason debates like these are tiresome is that we all have different opinions on what "society" should pay for, and what the individual should pay for. There are very legitimate reasons to have differing points of view, so it's not like there is An Answer out there. So things go around and around and around.
Even in the US, the coworkers will have to pay for things like public schools and things of that ilk. Less direct, perhaps, but still part of their taxes.
Agreed. But I have some sympathy for the Republican complaint that the poor can tax the rich to pay for "social goods" that mostly go to the poor. If it were a truly equitable tax on everyone for social goods then it would easier to swallow.
Even in the US, the coworkers will have to pay for things like public schools and things of that ilk. Less direct, perhaps, but still part of their taxes.