To be fair, I'd also agree with more taxes, provided those in power would be held accountable and punished severely for mismanaging it, but as long as they're u

To be fair, I'd also agree with more taxes, provided those in power would be held accountable and punished severely for mismanaging it, but as long as they're unaccountable and spend my taxes like drunken sailors giving it to their golf buddies in the private sector while pushing for austerity for the plebs, I'll do everything I can to pay less taxes to the state so I can defund it of the capability of improper spending, and use that extra money to take care of myself and my loved ones. You see, that is already happening, just through other means. The political situation isn't really favoring Joe Sixpack, or even software engineers, it's benefiting the very few ultra wealthy. You know how nowhere near enough is being done about climate change? That's because no one in government really cares about the impacts on you or your family. Because the energy companies are happy. Google and Meta stealing your private information without your consent? Nothing will be done about that either because corporations own America. IMO the fact we pay lower tax and are all just thinking it means we're better off by default is the joke. It is the pacifier. I 100% agree with you though, higher tax does not mean things get better, absolutely not. What people have to do is grow brains and participate in democracy and not via Twitter on Instagram but actually doing some work.