I am generally a pretty left leaning person on social & financial issues. But I have to wonder on a kind of larger scale, do these democrats who want to raise t

I am generally a pretty left leaning person on social & financial issues. But I have to wonder on a kind of larger scale, do these democrats who want to raise taxes really make sense? I get that it would be nice if we all lived in a more equal and egalitarian society. It would be nice if we had social safety nets and better health care and all the rest of it. It would be nice to live in a country where we take care of our sick, and old and homeless. But in the cold light of day, does anyone really believe that this tax, or any tax or any amount of money whatsoever, is really going to change fundamentally anything about the United States? It would be nice to think so. But as a pragamatist, I sometimes wonder if it might be time to simply accept the fact that the United States is a cut throat, profit seeking, pro-business, anti-safety net kind of country. I mean, honestly, are there really going to be fewer homeless people on the street after this tax? Is healthcare going to work again? Probably not. I’m happy to pay taxes when I believe that the money will make a difference and actually improve someone’s life. But in a country that insists on spending untold billions on “defense” honestly, wouldn’t it be better for us all to keep more of our hard earned money? I wish I didn’t see this so cyclically, but I just don’t see the US changing very much, no matter who’s president and how much taxes they raise.