Greg F. avers, "U.S. Citizens pay the lowest taxes of of any country in the industrialized world; ca 14% of GDP..."

Whether or not that is a real statistic, it is really not relevant to the populace. The real number is what folks actually pay as a proportion of their income. Between all federal taxes, all state taxes, all local taxes, all sales taxes, and special fees and assessments (really a form of tax), most Americans probably pay, conservatively, 40% of their income in taxes. That is, I think, no little amount. And those in 35% bracket pay more.