I’ve heard many right wing folks complain, because in this country at least (Canada), the right LOVES to brain wash them into believing government should be smaller, socialism is bad, and high taxes are evil (even though when they get in they only give tax breaks to their rich friends).
I, one of seemingly few rational thinking humans left in this country, have always understood, believed, and told those people at every opportunity - “THAT IS WHAT PAYS FOR OUR SERVICES”
I remember before I deleted my FB account one tool on there complaining about an incoming ‘digital services tax’ (i.e. Netflix subs and such), and I quickly skim his wall or whatever, and he was collecting the “oh noes, I lost my job cause covid, please give me money government” benefit we had just like, a year prior - they SERIOUSLY just do not understand they very benefits and services they rely on and complain aren’t big enough or good enough, ARE FUNDED BY THOSE DAMN TAXES.
As infuriating as all that is - it’s even worse to see an entire half of our government fanning the flames of this idiocy, reinforcing it, and teaching them it is right!!
I’ve heard many right wing folks complain, because in this country at least (Canada), the right LOVES to brain wash them into believing government should be smaller, socialism is bad, and high taxes are evil (even though when they get in they only give tax breaks to their rich friends).
I, one of seemingly few rational thinking humans left in this country, have always understood, believed, and told those people at every opportunity - “THAT IS WHAT PAYS FOR OUR SERVICES”
I remember before I deleted my FB account one tool on there complaining about an incoming ‘digital services tax’ (i.e. Netflix subs and such), and I quickly skim his wall or whatever, and he was collecting the “oh noes, I lost my job cause covid, please give me money government” benefit we had just like, a year prior - they SERIOUSLY just do not understand they very benefits and services they rely on and complain aren’t big enough or good enough, ARE FUNDED BY THOSE DAMN TAXES.
As infuriating as all that is - it’s even worse to see an entire half of our government fanning the flames of this idiocy, reinforcing it, and teaching them it is right!!