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Yeah I definitely want to leave Washington state if they continue down this road. For a time the state was socially liberal but still pretty business and tax f
by mostertoaster 4y ago
Yeah I definitely want to leave Washington state if they continue down this road.
For a time the state was socially liberal but still pretty business and tax friendly but there are too many greedy people who want to get their hands on that wealth entrepreneurs are creating.
And to build schools!? I already private tuition and our school could stand for some improvements, and our teachers deserve a bump in salary, but no we’re going to go tear down some perfectly usable elementary school to make a new more environmentally friendly one.
The money from this tax will only fatten the pockets of the bureaucrats, and will do little to nothing for the average person.
Washington in a nutshell.
- edmundsauto 4y agoThis comment is perfect. I can’t tell if satire, or not. Thank you!
- operatingthetan 4y agoRight, they value the state being "socially liberal" but the second they have to contribute (as a very fortunate person) then it's a bridge too far and they want to leave. Complaining about paying for public schools and teachers as a person who literally admits to paying for private tutition is unimaginably out of touch. I too hope it's satire but unfortunately people like this exist.
- HopenHeyHi 4y agoYes, people tend to develop different opinions about taxes depending on their financial situation. Perhaps a decade ago this person would have written your comment word for word -- who knows what kind of comments you will be writing as your situation develops. Only time will tell. :)
- operatingthetan 4y ago> people tend to develop different opinions about taxes depending on their financial situation I didn't state that. No need to subvert my point by suggesting even more money could change my opinion.
- HopenHeyHi 4y agoI am the one stating it. I personally think that this is what happens to a lot of people. Perhaps your opinion about taxes will never change, no matter what -- but certainly some folks evolve their thinking once they get wealthy or as you yourself said act "socially liberal" only until the tithe box reaches them.
- operatingthetan 4y agoTelling someone their opinion could change doesn't contribute to the conversation and edges on ad hominem.
- HopenHeyHi 4y agoInteresting perspective, I never thought of it that way. By all means, I shall call you a person whose opinion could not change. Is there a term for such a thing?
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- yucky 4y agoWelp, they walked right into that one ;)
- operatingthetan 4y agoYeah, I walked into a person who refused to have good-faith discourse.
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- operatingthetan 4y agoSince this tax has been around for about a year it's obviously too soon to see results from the funds. It doesn't appear that you're interested in charitably investigating how well it's working given you took the opportunity to generalize about several off-topic issues.
- kevviiinn 4y agoMost people with that viewpoint seem to be incredibly shortsighted, such as blaming or crediting the current president for things implemented in the last term that are finally creating an effect. This seems to be many Americans, sadly
- kennymeyers 4y agoYes, but who is John Galt?
- _8j50 4y ago> wealth entrepreneurs are creating No, wealth employees are creating and ownership is profiting from.
- toomuchtodo 4y ago“Taxes are the price we pay for civilized society."