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I imagine very few people believe there should be no taxes. The question is more where those taxes go: wall street bailouts, wars in foreign countries, unaffor
by poof131 11y ago
I imagine very few people believe there should be no taxes. The question is more where those taxes go: wall street bailouts, wars in foreign countries, unaffordable pension systems, and how much is available, which clearly isn’t enough based upon the ever increasing national debt. It doesn’t seem to be ‘idiots’ vs. everyone, but more likely generation vs. generation. And having spent over a decade in the military with multiple deployments I can relate to idea of ‘free riders’ not ‘paying the price’, but again regarding taxes, I think most people are likely willing to contribute their share when it’s a fair amount and used responsibly. Determining what’s fair and how to use it is the challenge.
- RockyMcNuts 11y agofair enough. the benefits of having a strong democratic government are so ridiculous that even if a massive chunk of it goes to waste you're still better off living in the country with a strong government than living in Somalia. and a shockingly large percentage of people in the US act as if the government is the enemy and cause of everything that's messed up. and a lot of time it's the same folks who think the government should be doing more surveillance, cops aren't using their authority enough, US should be world's policeman and invade/bomb more countries. go figure. everybody thinks the government should keep the other guy in line, tax the other guy, and give them the benefits and the services.