One of the few instances of taxes in the past used for something that actually helped its citizens instead of empowering corruption and people are mad about it.

Since he never got back to you, I'll take a stab.

I think what he's saying is that there are people who will believe anything, no matter how outlandish. So by the same token, there are people who will get mad by just about anything, no matter the context.

Its kind of like even the best works of fiction and art has at least one person who hates it, or even the absolute worst story has at least one genuine fan. People are funny like that.

But again, I can't say for certain if that was what he was trying to say without getting back to you.