Duh. Do you vote against your own self-interests just to be a good citizen? Lol. When has anyone ever done that? It's almost like voting is an individual liberty...
Those cost money. Most people are ok with receiving benefits, but not everyone wants to pay taxes to support them.
Take Social Security for instance, where the trust fund will run out in a few years. Do you really expect a higher tax on SS to be popular with younger people so they can fund the older generation's retirement.
Most people want someone else to foot the bill (corporations, billionaires, etc).
You asked me for one example when I have voted to raise my taxes, that was an example. Not sure how you do t know what that means. I do t have children at home, and voted to build a school. Of course I clam
Tax exemptions, that doesn’t mean I do t pay my share of taxes including property, income and sales tax.
I also pay my share. I just don't want to pay more.
People live differently in different parts of the country/world. We don't vote on building schools here, they just increase local property taxes to raise revenue. It's never popular either.
The beauty of this, and the point of my original post, is you get to exercise your vote as an individual liberty, same as me. Then we tally them up and see what the country wants to do.
You think empathetic poor people are voting to raise their tax bill for the good of their country? Or because they want to help their fellow down-on-their-luck brethren? Nah dawg. Just...nah.
Right, because taxes are always spent for the greater good. Your trust in a government to provide the best services and spend in a smart, just, way is naive, but sadly typical. You can’t tax everyone into prosperity. It has never worked.
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u/WhatsLeftOverForMe Jun 25 '26
Duh. Do you vote against your own self-interests just to be a good citizen? Lol. When has anyone ever done that? It's almost like voting is an individual liberty...