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> The xenophobes here tend to prefer "taxpayer" The irony, I guess, being that the xenophobes probably intend to raise a distinction better delineated by the w
by InitialLastName 7y ago
> The xenophobes here tend to prefer "taxpayer"
The irony, I guess, being that the xenophobes probably intend to raise a distinction better delineated by the word "citizen".
- checktheorder 7y agoI think it's because those with political influence who espouse xenophobic views also tend to dislike the poor. "Taxpayer" as an identity has connotations of "only the landed gentry should have a voice in society's management", whereas "citizen" connotes equal rights and a voice in society regardless of income.