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> Americans need to change their underlying notions of what it means to be a society. We want it (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/62-percent-u-s-want-feder
by andys627 8y ago
> Americans need to change their underlying notions of what it means to be a society.
We want it (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/62-percent-u-s-want-federal-government-ensure-health-care-poll-says https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/62-percent-u-s-want-fede...)... Our politicians just aren't doing it.
- a_tractor 8y agoI wonder what % of that 62% are actually net taxpayers? http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/closer-look-those-who-pay-no-income-or-payroll-taxes http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/closer-look-those-who-... http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/06/a-closer-look-at-who-does-and-doesnt-pay-u-s-income-tax/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/06/a-closer-loo... https://taxfoundation.org/distribution-tax-and-spending-policies-united-states/ https://taxfoundation.org/distribution-tax-and-spending-poli... >American’s lowest-income families receive $5.28 worth of government spending (federal, state, and local) for every $1 they pay in total taxes. Can't be hard to find enough people willing to vote for more benefits, especially if they know they aren't the ones paying for anything.