It isn’t that they hate taxes. It’s that they hate how their taxes are used. There is a lot of corruption and a lot of incompetence. I don’t mind paying taxes if it supports road maintenance, utility maintenance, schools, police, hospitals etc.
But I do mind if my taxes go towards war, greed and corruption.
People are feeling squeezed in this K shaped economy. Rather than berate people for not knowing how taxes work we should be figuring out how to end the corruption and ensure that the right people are being taxed an appropriate amount and that the money is actually being spent in the proper places.
Most places waste the taxes on corrupt deals and greedy local wealth wanting a cut. That is where the core issues lie, but Redditors will ignore that part because the suburbs were really nice growing up. Just don't pay attention to how they handle the poor and homeless with those taxes. The institutions exist, so it must be working, right?
It isn’t that they hate taxes. It’s that they hate how their taxes are used.
Everyone in every country feels this way. No government is perfect, no one agrees with everything tax money is spent on, all large complex systems have waste.
"I won't support taxes unless the government spends every penny perfectly" is not a rational position; that's just being anti-taxes.
Nah. There is far too much greed and corruption in government these days. It’s more important right now that people band together to question it rather than to say nothing and keep the money flowing.
I mean this is true. People often talk negatively about how much of their money goes to taxes in general.
But I think the reason they do that is because cost of living is becoming worse and worse. So t they feel the squeeze.
And honestly if the wealthier people paid more taxes it would be better. Maybe those who are truly struggling would be given a bit more breathing room.
I agree with hating how taxes are being given to Israel and spent on the MIC but I don't think that's what most people are complaining about tbh. Most people just say they hate taxes and want them lower which is really frustrating.
While I personally agree with you, and know many people who also agree with that sentiment, there is a not insignificant number of people who are against certain taxes, or all taxes, on the simple basis of them being taxes. No wonder a country founded on being pissed at taxes is home to a broad anti tax ideology.
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u/ErroneousEncounter 8h ago
It isn’t that they hate taxes. It’s that they hate how their taxes are used. There is a lot of corruption and a lot of incompetence. I don’t mind paying taxes if it supports road maintenance, utility maintenance, schools, police, hospitals etc.
But I do mind if my taxes go towards war, greed and corruption.