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minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 days agoYou usually become more fiscally conservative though because you have decades of savings, home, car, etc that you’ve worked for.
minus-squareRefract@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·15 days agoSure but like… I want higher taxes to fund transit, school and basic income for everyone.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoAnd I want lower taxes because they’re just used to fund wars and corporate bailouts.
minus-squarewhalesnrainbows@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoIf only there was a way we could satisfy both your desire and knoxvomica’s desire simultaneously
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-215 days agoTaxes are fine as long as they aren’t regressive (sales), the spending is monitored/audited and the taxes are reevaluated occasionally to see if they still make sense.
You usually become more fiscally conservative though because you have decades of savings, home, car, etc that you’ve worked for.
Sure but like… I want higher taxes to fund transit, school and basic income for everyone.
And I want lower taxes because they’re just used to fund wars and corporate bailouts.
If only there was a way we could satisfy both your desire and knoxvomica’s desire simultaneously
Taxes are fine as long as they aren’t regressive (sales), the spending is monitored/audited and the taxes are reevaluated occasionally to see if they still make sense.
Of course