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So you're saying it's no different than a murder complaining about murders. Hard to take him seriously when he doesn't himself pay more tax
by buckle8017 1y ago
So you're saying it's no different than a murder complaining about murders.
Hard to take him seriously when he doesn't himself pay more tax
- gameman144 1y ago> Hard to take him seriously when he doesn't himself pay more tax Why? Advocating for a change doesn't imply that you need to act like that change has been made already. For instance, I am a huge advocate for building out more sidewalks in my city. I don't currently walk everywhere, though, because the sidewalks today aren't suitable for that -- the change needs to be made first. Likewise, I could donate all my spare money to the city to fund sidewalks, but this goes against my visceral sense of fairness: I am advocating for my local government to build sidewalks, not saying that sidewalks should be built by any means necessary and that I'm willing to foot the bill alone.
- ceejayoz 1y agoSure, in that “the world needs less murder” remains a good point even if it’s a murderer saying it. I’ll take the billionaire who advocates for fairer taxes over the one who doesn’t, any day.
- sodality2 1y agoIt is still logical for someone of any tax bracket to advocate for raising tax rates, while paying their owed taxes and not paying any more.