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I live in nyc now, but grew up in a small conservative-learning town. So many of my friends & colleagues who have spent their lives in liberal areas refuse to
by weliketocode 8y ago
I live in nyc now, but grew up in a small conservative-learning town.
So many of my friends & colleagues who have spent their lives in liberal areas refuse to see the issue from the perspective of middle-class conservatives --> instead calling them 'deplorables' or 'morons'.
If you went around at my town's local supermarket handing out $50 gift cards - telling people that this was how much their taxes were going up - that proposition was getting voted down.
- justaguyhere 8y agoI understand 50$ goes far in small towns than in NYC. That said, shouldn't voters consider a proposal based on its merits than solely from a tax increase viewpoint? Sure I'm paying $50 more in taxes, but if it means not having to use my car as much, then it is a win, isn't it? Handing out gift cards is a shitty move even if all their reasons against the project made sense (which it doesn't). These should be settled with educated, sensible debates rather than who has more money to spend.
- weliketocode 8y agoYou're right. Completely right. Citizens should understand and think about tax increases in terms of their longer terms use. Whether that's increased security, infrastructure, education, etc.