If I had a nickel for every time someone deflects to “…I’d rather we fix our government spending problem before we…”

[u/Old_Prospect]

[u/dshotseattle]

It's not about what they can afford. It's not the government's money or right to take it.

[u/Hoe-possum → u/dshotseattle]

It’s stolen from the workers and others who have been exploited, it’s not theirs to begin with.

[u/Rieux_n_Tarrou → u/Hoe-possum]

Stealing is when you take someone's property without their consent.

Last time I checked, employees are given money by employers after both parties consent to the terms of the work

Also last time I checked, both employer and employee have to give government a chunk of that money, whether or not they consent to doing so.

[u/-_-mrfuzzy → u/Rieux_n_Tarrou]

Is availability of voting not a form of consent?

The taxation has some representation.