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In Canada, certain demagogues have started to use the word "taxpayers" instead of "citizens".
by jiayo 11y ago
In Canada, certain demagogues have started to use the word "taxpayers" instead of "citizens".
- jpollock 11y agoThere is a difference between a taxpayer and a citizen. Taxpayers includes people who are non-citizens, and even non-resident.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoAnd some citizens are not taxpayers... Neither term is sufficient with respect to the other.
- 6t6t6 11y agoActually, in most of the countries of the World, less than 50% of the population are taxpayers.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoIsn't that what I was saying? Just because someone does not (currently) they should not lose their rights as citizens.
- polaco 11y agoDon't forget the sales tax. Pretty hard to avoid that.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoTrue. But even if one were totally self-sufficient one would still be a citizen with the rights of a citizen.