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Well, I was a teenager before the housing bubble went bust, but I'm just fine with paying higher taxes in boom times. Don't snort at me: raise my taxes! It's
by eli_gottlieb 10y ago
Well, I was a teenager before the housing bubble went bust, but I'm just fine with paying higher taxes in boom times. Don't snort at me: raise my taxes! It's what I'm already voting for. Tax me and my high-tech salary. It can pay for schools and trains in my own community, it can pay down the national debt, etc. Redistribute my wealth, because I'm exceptionally well-off for my age group.
- r_smart 10y agoWhy not just make voluntary contributions to organizations you support? Governmental or otherwise. Why wait for someone to take it from you when you could give it instead?
- eli_gottlieb 10y agoI already do that. I spend more money on each organization I support each month than I do on cable internet.
- r_smart 10y agoSo then are there just no organizations other than government that can get done what you want? Why advocate for higher taxes rather than upping your voluntary contributions? I just listened to this [0] Sam Harris podcast episode yesterday so it's kind of on my mind, though this is admittedly a tangential issue to the podcast. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxStuUxaZxQ&t=4171s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxStuUxaZxQ&t=4171s