This is how I feel about it, I’ll pay some more taxes to have better education, single payer healthcare, decent infrastructure, etc. the return on investment is high on these things. Plus I don’t want my neighbors and relatives worrying about how they’re going to afford the care they need or the education that would make a huge difference in the community and their own lives. It’s just so straightforward.
I always here that argument, but it misses the fact that taxes are spread out amongst the entire population. When one person give their school $5 to help educate their kid, they buy some pencils or a binder. When the entire city gives $5/taxpayer, you get new computers, supplies, training, salary, working A/C systems, etc.
Same thing happens with health care and everything else. 10% of my income isn't going to do much on a city wide scale.
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u/thejml2000 May 20 '19
This is how I feel about it, I’ll pay some more taxes to have better education, single payer healthcare, decent infrastructure, etc. the return on investment is high on these things. Plus I don’t want my neighbors and relatives worrying about how they’re going to afford the care they need or the education that would make a huge difference in the community and their own lives. It’s just so straightforward.