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It is quite funny how exactly the current amount of taxes being requested by the local government is magically "fair." Although, of course, if taxes were raised

It is quite funny how exactly the current amount of taxes being requested by the local government is magically "fair." Although, of course, if taxes were raised, I'm sure you would still call that "fair." And countries where taxes are lower...well, the citizens must be scamming their government, I guess?

exe34 1y ago
> And countries where taxes are lower...well, the citizens must be scamming their government, I guess? Yes. The happiest countries have the highest taxes because they tax those able to contribute so that everybody has a decent standard of living. Who do you think works in local government? Aliens? It's the people who live there.
- ExoticPearTree 1y ago
  Wow. Can't wait for you to win the lottery and pay the government 80% of what you won in taxes and be happy about it. Do you even know anyone poor? As in living off on less than $2-$5 a day? Or whatever the definition of poor is in your country? And if so, can you share here with the group why they're poor and continue being poor?
  - exe34 1y ago
    A quarter of children under 4 in the UK face hunger. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xeyx7x75eo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xeyx7x75eo And corporate profits have never been higher. Number of billionaires has never been higher.
    - ExoticPearTree 1y ago
      how does your link answer my question?
      - exe34 1y ago
        > Or whatever the definition of poor is in your country? Do you read your own questions?
        ExoticPearTree 1y ago
        I asked if you personally onow any poor people and why they are poor and how come they cannot escape their condition. You sent a link from BBC. Same as “more than 50% of Americans don’t have an emergency fund”. Very useless by itself.
        exe34 1y ago
        Why do I need to know them personally? Is it not enough that they exist? As I wrote above and you dismissed: > "Yes, the single mother working three jobs in America who still can't afford healthcare for her children chooses to be poor. It's like success gets to your head and pride takes the place of empathy."
        ExoticPearTree 1y ago
        Why should you know them personally? So you can understand why they are the way they are. Armchair politics are not helping anyone.
        exe34 1y ago
        yes, it's her fault that corporate profits kept rising and wages stagnated since the 90s.

exe34 1y ago

> And countries where taxes are lower...well, the citizens must be scamming their government, I guess? Yes. The happiest countries have the highest taxes because they tax those able to contribute so that everybody has a decent standard of living. Who do you think works in local government? Aliens? It's the people who live there.

ExoticPearTree 1y ago
Wow. Can't wait for you to win the lottery and pay the government 80% of what you won in taxes and be happy about it. Do you even know anyone poor? As in living off on less than $2-$5 a day? Or whatever the definition of poor is in your country? And if so, can you share here with the group why they're poor and continue being poor?
- exe34 1y ago
  A quarter of children under 4 in the UK face hunger. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xeyx7x75eo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xeyx7x75eo And corporate profits have never been higher. Number of billionaires has never been higher.
  - ExoticPearTree 1y ago
    how does your link answer my question?
    - exe34 1y ago
      > Or whatever the definition of poor is in your country? Do you read your own questions?
      - ExoticPearTree 1y ago
        I asked if you personally onow any poor people and why they are poor and how come they cannot escape their condition. You sent a link from BBC. Same as “more than 50% of Americans don’t have an emergency fund”. Very useless by itself.
        exe34 1y ago
        Why do I need to know them personally? Is it not enough that they exist? As I wrote above and you dismissed: > "Yes, the single mother working three jobs in America who still can't afford healthcare for her children chooses to be poor. It's like success gets to your head and pride takes the place of empathy."
        ExoticPearTree 1y ago
        Why should you know them personally? So you can understand why they are the way they are. Armchair politics are not helping anyone.
        exe34 1y ago
        yes, it's her fault that corporate profits kept rising and wages stagnated since the 90s.