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His opinion is unconventional only to one side if the political aisle. Some view taxes as a means of redistribution, while others view it as a bill for the limi

• tivert 8y ago
  > His opinion is unconventional only to one side if the political aisle. Some view taxes as a means of redistribution, while others view it as a bill for the limited services government is to provide. I think that overstates things, you'd have to venture pretty far into libertarianism before you find much of the latter view.
  • dogma1138 8y ago
    No you really don’t, taxes should be used to fund collective services that benefit society as a whole, you don’t need to go full Libertarian to think that taxes shouldn’t be used for wealth transfer, in fact you’ll find many even on the left that think the same way. Having universal health care is good because a healthy society can function better, when done correctly it can also improved the level of medical care that the wealthy receive if only due to the fact that private healthcare now needs to be that much better. Same goes for education more people with better education means a richer society as a whole. Even public housing and unemployment benefits are a societal security improvement tool people with homes and with food on their tables are less likely to resort to criminal activities. If anything you need to go pretty much to the left to find people that think that taxes are or should be used as a direct means of wealth redistribution.