Yeah I'm with you, it's crazy to think how much productivity doesn't remain with those that produce or save, while we complain about inflation and taxes, what about all the deflationary gains too? 

I feel like the state has to rob you to justify its existence, because if all that abundance is distributed through the populus via trade, so many more people wouldn't see any value in what the state can offer, and they also have the means to provide for their wider family who do struggle and even provide private charity for their communities.