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as a parent, my obligation is to my family, not someone else's but even then, my tax dollars pay for public education, infrastructure, public college, roads, e
by oldpersonintx 3y ago
as a parent, my obligation is to my family, not someone else's
but even then, my tax dollars pay for public education, infrastructure, public college, roads, etc etc ....I am most definitely subsidizing opportunity for others
- mistrial9 3y agoyou are generating pride by doing something for your own family.. but it is stated in the general case, not the personal case. Public policy is tricky that way.
- woooooo 3y agoNobody's arguing against that or telling you what to do with your money. They're saying its a problem for social mobility when "how much money your parents have" becomes a gatekeeper to homeownership.
- oldpersonintx 3y agowell I'm sorry but what are you going to do about it? you don't know where people get their down payments...if you are really dogmatic about this, you end up with 100% mandatory public housing
- HDThoreaun 3y agoPass legislation that makes housing more affordable so that you don't need to have rich parents to buy a house...
- foogazi 3y ago> makes housing more affordable There’s a lot of variables at play on house prices: desirability, location, space, build cost What legislation can make housing more affordable ?
- HDThoreaun 3y agoLegalizing multi family units for one.
- ksplicer 3y agoI think this is short sighted. Even if you want to ignore all the arguments about what's best for society and just focus on your own personal gain, what about your great grandchildren? Or your great great grandchildren? It's estimated that over half of children do worse than their parents today. Investing in a strong safety net and high social mobility are a way to ensure that if generations from now branches of your family tree fall out of middle class they'll have a chance to climb back up again.
- oldpersonintx 3y ago> Investing in a strong safety net and high social mobility are a way to ensure that if generations from now branches of your family tree fall out of middle class they'll have a chance to climb back up again. yes, and I pay six figures in tax every year so there is plenty enough from me in the community pot for you to achieve this if you instead send the money to Ukraine, thats your choice
- jwestbury 3y ago> as a parent, my obligation is to my family, not someone else's As a member of society, however, your obligation is to other members of society. I'm not going to argue that you're not doing that. I do think tax rates are too low on the top 10% in the US, assuming that's where you're from (seems safe) -- but the biggest shortfall is surely on the top 0.1%. The reality is, opportunity for others is objectively declining.
- oldpersonintx 3y ago[flagged]