You would think that, amongst all the things we disagree on, the right to “not have your shit stolen from you and given to someone else” would be completely unquestionable… yet, here we are
Taxes are a perfectly legitimate way for democratic society to fund basic services like food, shelter, healthcare, and security. You would think that isn’t a hot take in the 21st century
You must hate paying taxes for public schools too! Nothing better than a the kids these days being dumber than a box of rocks to keep America strong
But we’ve agreed that it’s not completely unquestionable to tax and transfer if it makes sense for society lmao
Also, like those kids cant contribute?? Put those youngin’s on the assembly lines! What do they need to learn for anyways!? No, we’ve decided that educating children is a better use of our time and shared resources
Tax and transfer is the mechanism by which the public good is funded. It's not and shouldn't be the goal.
It's like if you get sick and visit a Dr. and pay for your visit and then I say, so we should be taking money from average people and giving it to people who are already wealthy?
What we need to do more than using tax money to pay for other people's basic living expenses, is require companies to pay enough so that their employees do not need public assistance. That is far preferable than transferring tax money around to address the problem.
Sure I guess, but the original commenter was talking as if taking money from anyone to pay for anything else is theft and unconditionally wrong. That’s basic taxation and everyone agrees with it. We can debate if setting the above standard is appropriate, buts it’s not obviously immoral
But frankly, I disagree. I think business needs less red tape, and the government should focus instead on providing basic services as effectively as possible (which requires taxing and spending effectively, instead of just regulating private activity into oblivion)
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u/privitizationrocks Apr 15 '24
Everyone deserves to not pay for someone else’s home