Fair or Effective

Let's be honest, a fair amount for someone to pay in taxes is the exact amount of government services they use in dollars.  So add up the time you spend driving public roads, plus the cost to run the fire and police dept in your area, plus the cost per person of military spending etc.  That would be fair; you pay for the services you use.  This should be familiar, it's the way we pay for electricity, water, heat, gasoline and so forth.  Now here is the big problem, its not an effective way to run a civil society.  Those who make very little would see most or all their earnings go to the government and result in increased real poverty. Not, "my t.v. is too thick, data speed on my smart phone is too slow", American style poverty.  As a result you'd have to hire a body guard to walk to the park, pay for food delivery, pay more for law enforcement, and live every day thinking that if you made a few mistakes or came by some misfortune, it could be you.  You're better off just paying more than your fair share in taxes to keep the masses happy.  That's an effective tax, and if we asked the wealthy to pay a more effective tax, we probably could have raised taxes with out much of a fuss and everyone who had the time to participate in tea party protests and occupy wall street could have done something more productive with their time.  Let's thank the wealthy for already paying more than their fair share while making the case for an effective share.