I have no problem with paying taxes, even higher taxes, as long as the system that is build upon them is sustainable in the long term and those receiving the money are required to make a serious effort to be self sufficient before tax money is used to help them out. I have seen some people who have gotten into drugs and ruined their lives and must now forever rely on other people's tax money to stay afloat. With such people I would offer them work so they can sustain themselves. Faced with starvation or work I think they would all choose the latter. Faced with free money and free services vs responsibility they would choose the former, ruin their own lives and unnecessarily be a burden to society.
With disabled individuals I would be more generous.
Ultimately I think that successful people should be encouraged to procreate more than unsuccessful people. Personally, if the choice was between relying on long term welfare vs scrubbing toilets I would scrub toilets. Would not be picky about work if I had no other choice, and would expect the same of others before my money is used to help them out.
I think socialism is not the most successful system long term, and that is the main reason I am concerned by it not because it costs me more money.