What should we say then about liberals who believe people should be financially punished for making money?
It says a lot about conservatives' attitudes toward government that they think paying taxes is a form of punishment.
For the vast, vast majority of human history involving government, that has been the case. If you want to argue it no longer is that's fine but don't pretend like it's outrageous to believe that taxation is generally a negative force.
Yeah, it's such a shame that someone making $800,000 a year is only making around $400,000 after taxes. I can't imagine how they survive after such a punishment!