My income tax averages about 23-24% of gross (before biz deductions) every year. I also pay 5% federal goods & services tax on almost everything I buy, plus 7% provincial sales tax on even more things. Now next year that's being "
harmonized" which will add the PST to even more items that were previously exempt. Oh, and the gas at the pump is taxed PST and GST plus a 6c per litre transit tax for the transit system.
But in return I get a few perks like health care, so it balances out. I don't mind what I pay, really.