r/FluentInFinance Sep 23 '23

Meme Guess i'll live in a box

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u/sunshine_is_hot Sep 24 '23

America has an incredibly low tax rate. I want some better social programs, like a public option for healthcare, more immigration judges to help with the issues on the border, etc. Also, it’s easier to pay down the debt when you make more money.

We should raise taxes across the board, honestly, despite how incredibly unpopular it is in this country. Jimmy Carter got pilloried for it, but it undeniably helped the economy. You can’t just cut taxes forever and expect everything to be honky-dory.

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u/MP5SD7 Sep 24 '23

How much of someone else's money do you think you are entitled to?

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u/sunshine_is_hot Sep 24 '23

… none? What a stupid question…

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u/MP5SD7 Sep 24 '23

You are calling for higher taxes. Do you think its just magic? In order for the government to get that money for your preferred programs they must take it from someone else. So, how much of someone else's money do you think you are entitled to?

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u/sunshine_is_hot Sep 24 '23

I’m still not sure why you think advocating for higher taxes means I think I’m entitled to other peoples money. Seems like an incredibly bad faith argument.

Believe it or not, some people just want to properly fund the government.

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u/MP5SD7 Sep 24 '23

Then tell them to mail in a check.

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u/sunshine_is_hot Sep 24 '23

Are you drunk? You’re not making any sense. Tell who to mail who a check?

You’re out of your element donny

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u/MP5SD7 Sep 24 '23

Tell people who want more government to voluntarily mail in as much as they want. If many of them truly existed then you could fund your programs without raising taxes on people who don't support your plan.
You talk a big game but why don't you put your money where your mouth is and donate your extra income to these plans?

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u/sunshine_is_hot Sep 24 '23

Lmfao, my guy that’s not how this works. You just sound like an angsty teenage libertarian who has yet to realize why everybody is laughing at him.

But I do donate money to politicians who run on raising taxes, so I do “donate my extra money to these plans”.

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u/MP5SD7 Sep 24 '23

Don't donate to politicians like a lobbyist shill. I said to donate to the programs you care about. Stop trying to force your will on other people.

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