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> I don't see a problem if someone making $30k/year isn't paying any taxes, especially if that someone is a single parent. You don't see a problem with that pe
by anamax 16y ago
> I don't see a problem if someone making $30k/year isn't paying any taxes, especially if that someone is a single parent.
You don't see a problem with that person voting to increase the amount of free-to-them stuff?
If enough stuff is free-to-me, I'm not going to do anything that other people will pay me to do.
How about you?
- klochner 16y agoAre you really worried about low income households hijacking the national agenda? Don't forget we live in a representative democracy.
- jkahn 16y agoIt can happen. If you get a large enough body of voters that start to live off the government, that government can stay in power for a long time. See New Zealand from late 90's to a couple of years ago.
- anamax 16y ago> Are you really worried about low income households hijacking the national agenda? I'd expect half of US households to have an effect on the national agenda. > Don't forget we live in a representative democracy. So? The question is whether something is a good idea, not whether it can get popular support. Consider Justin Bieber.