...we don't pay for giving birth, free check-ups with your GP, free school and dentist check-ups for young children, benefits for people who are in a low-income, collections for our rubbish and so on and so on
What do we pay such high taxes for?

Mr Brown just upped mine rate from 19% to 22%....bargain , never mind the VAT on rising utility bills, council tax, fuel, etc....