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In my personal case, it's a belief that I benefit from a better national infrastructure, a balanced budget, and a more stable society where we don't have a ton
by jbooth 15y ago
In my personal case, it's a belief that I benefit from a better national infrastructure, a balanced budget, and a more stable society where we don't have a ton of people on the verge of poverty.
I don't support taxes that are "redistributive" and don't think we really have them.. to the extent that the rich pay higher taxes (which they barely do at all on a % of income basis), they're getting more value from the system.
- ddw 15y agoExactly, and I wish more people would understand this. You benefit from society/government not only when you get a check from it in the mail, but when you can profit from it indirectly. Once people agree with this premise, everything changes. Unfortunately 30+ years of Reagan's "government is the enemy" agenda have pushed us back too far.