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When I went to Australia I was surprised at the number of people from my ethnic background who had immigrated as adults and would complain bitterly about taxes.
by sirtaj 10y ago
When I went to Australia I was surprised at the number of people from my ethnic background who had immigrated as adults and would complain bitterly about taxes. They loved the safety and security, general standard of education, healthcare, amenities, infrastructure, opportunities and their secondary effects (well-educated employees for their businesses, people who showed up to work instead of being home sick and so on). They just couldn't connect with the idea that taxes might be the reason that these were available.
It would guess it's a pretty common thread among people who grew up unused to a properly functioning government.
- imjustsaying 10y ago>They just couldn't connect with the idea that taxes might be the reason that these were available. If taxes are the source of safety, security, general standard of education, healthcare, amenities, infrastructure, opportunities and their secondary effects, let's make taxes 100% of income, so that we can get more than twice as much of all that. Right?
- sirtaj 10y agoWhere have I suggested 100% taxation? What point are you making, please be clear.
- imjustsaying 10y agoYou didn't, I was mistaken.