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Poor people dont pay a lot of anything in taxes, so essentially what you propose is yet another tax increase for the middle class.
by hubert123 10y ago
Poor people dont pay a lot of anything in taxes, so essentially what you propose is yet another tax increase for the middle class.
- hvidgaard 10y agoThings are more complex than this. If your view of humanity includes making sure people have something to eat, somewhere to sleep, and don't die from simple preventable medical issues, some amount of investment is a net positive. Instead of just providing food, shelter, and basic medical care - helping them to get a job turns them into tax providers rather than consumers. Helping them to eat and live healthier reduce the medical cost.
- Chris2048 10y agoIt is this simple. There maybe other angles to consider, but it is just a money from another community. > helping them to get a job turns them into tax providers rather than consumers So does cutting welfare.
- hvidgaard 10y agoWe have this retoric in Denmark in the current political climate. It only works to a certain degree, but the liberals have this wet dream where everybody becomes contributing citizens if we just take away everything and threathen their existens. It just doesn't work that way for everybody.