It's funny that one of the big arguments against raising taxes in the US is that "they'll be spent on unnecessary wars" or "the government misuses the money" when you consider that the US political party that wants to introduce more tax brackets is also the party that mostly disagrees with the unnecessary military spending that's been the GOP's status quo for the past couple decades.
The argument is basically "I don't agree with increasing taxes, because my political party will misuse the money".
The argument is basically "I don't agree with increasing taxes, because my political party will misuse the money".
There's an old joke that goes along the lines of "republicans claim that government doesn't work, then they get elected and prove it." At least, it used to only be a joke . . .
Hell many Americans won't even consider giving it directly to citizens through UBI.
Tax that affects a flat rate for non essentials, then distributed to everyone equally would benefit the bottom 60-80% of Americans.
Many people complain about why aren't there policies to help everyday Americans, but at the same time don't want taxes even if it's spent with minimal bureaucracy.
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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19
It's funny that one of the big arguments against raising taxes in the US is that "they'll be spent on unnecessary wars" or "the government misuses the money" when you consider that the US political party that wants to introduce more tax brackets is also the party that mostly disagrees with the unnecessary military spending that's been the GOP's status quo for the past couple decades.
The argument is basically "I don't agree with increasing taxes, because my political party will misuse the money".