> I’d rather pay for it out of pocket once than get taxed at a higher rate for my entire working life. And some people would prefer to do otherwise. It's just

> I’d rather pay for it out of pocket once than get taxed at a higher rate for my entire working life. And some people would prefer to do otherwise. It's just a different method with people placing value on other things like 6-week vacation, childcare, tuition, health insurance etc coming from the state. Your value is different - I understand it and that's fine. You do not have to agree to the method, just understand the alternate perspective. The grandparent was trying to suggest a different method to reach the similar goals.