We need strong governments to enforce laws to maintain a civil society. I don't know of one gun owner who has ever defended themselves with a firearm. I have known many who are law abiding citizens who have either shot themselves or shot someone else while drunk. Come on, think about it. A company can take all its profit and plow it into the stock market and forget about the people on the shop floor.
Taxes are user fees.
We should have government run banking. Yes I am a socialist. Without strong legislation and a strong enforcer we end up with a capitalist system that has a few rich people and mostly wealthy people. I say tax the shit out of the stock market trades. The record breaking Dow Jones hasn't increased my standard of living for me or my neighbour.