One more thing: Millions of children die of preventable diseases every year, mainly in Africa but also in many other places.
Let’s say that 1% of American tax revenues started being spent directly to stop this — not our current system of foreign aid, but giving people anti-diarrhea medicines and vaccines and such and directly preventing thousands of deaths.
What would your reaction be? To seethe in self-righteous anger at having been “robbed”? If so, I think there’s a good chance Ayn Rand may have brainwashed you from the grave.
Personally, I would jump for joy, and thank Hashem for allowing these children to be saved, whether or not my hard-earned income was taxed to pay for it.