Way too many emotional responses here. Easy solution, when asked anything about salary just tell the recruiter the number you are looking for. Your past is largely irrelevant, except occasionally (salary can be used to prove how senior or junior you were if your job title lacked that status).

Refusing the answer the questions is a dick move, and all they really need to know is, "Does this candidate fall inside of the parameters set by the hiring manager?" You answering what you are looking for will achieve that and let you move on.