People who create products that we need and are willing to pay for must be allowed, as much as possible, to keep the fruits of their labour. These people must not be punished through taxation. We have to acknowledge that society becomes prosperous if we let the entrepreneurs or makers keep the proceeds of their labour. That also incentivises them to improve their products and offerings, and to innovate even more.
And a typical example is the United States of America. Because tax as a proportion of national income is manageable compared with Europe, America has a lot of innovation and creativity that you do not find in other jurisdictions.
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