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Over in the U.S. it seems like people hate taxes because they don't want other people to get "their" money and in the meantime they're happy to watch the entire
by Brockenstein 8y ago
Over in the U.S. it seems like people hate taxes because they don't want other people to get "their" money and in the meantime they're happy to watch the entire infrastructure of the country fall apart, as long as poor people are miserable, prisons are filled to the rafters and the military gets like half the government's budget (for freedom, support our troops, rah rah rah) it's all good.
It's infuriating. You like civilization? Pay some goddamn taxes. But alas.
- komali2 8y agoWhat boggles my mind is when I was helping my mom at a parent teacher conference, I engaged in a conversation with another parent who was complaining about the education tax. "I thought public school was supposed to be free!" she argued.
- epicide 8y agoEducation being broken is a vicious cycle.
- jimmaswell 8y agoTaxes are utilized notoriously inefficiently in the US. It's not unreasonable to want them to be lowered and used more efficiently, or to even simply prefer having less services.
- simonbyrne 8y ago> Taxes are utilized notoriously inefficiently in the US. I've wondered about this: is this "conventional wisdom", or are there actual cross-country comparison studies?
- jimmaswell 8y agoHealthcare spending per capita is a big one.
- mywittyname 8y agoGov't spending in this sector is the only efficient form of spending happening. Insurance companies and hospitals are being as inefficient and wasteful as possible because it makes them more money.