That's actually not ideal. What would be ideal would be for taxes to move around more. In other words, simplifying the math, if you take in $100 in taxes, maybe $60 is absolutely necessary for the sound operation of the country. If you don't waste on unnecessary or repetitive stuff maybe $10 to $15 can go toward paying off debt. Maybe another $10 can go toward investing in upgrades that will "buy back" $5 or $10 from that operations budget, maybe $20 can go toward other improvements, etc.

But you're right. That won't happen. We're being stolen from as taxpayers.