Higher Taxes

[Ethereal]

Democrats, by and large, profit off of tax dollars. Many of them work for the government or for businesses that are heavily dependent on government contracts, subsidies, and regulations. So of course they are big fans of taxation and raising taxes because they are profiting off of the arrangement. Probably every hardcore Democrat on this forum depends in some way on tax money for their livelihood. Naturally, they cannot frame their support for taxation as a mercenary lust for money, so they must dress up their profit motive in socially benevolent rhetoric about "health", "safety", "welfare", etc. This is fundamentally no different than how every ruling class in history dating back to the Pharaohs attempted to frame their taxation policies. Nothing has changed in that regard. The state still operates on the same basic premises and narratives that it always has.

[Docthehun]

Democrats, by and large, profit off of tax dollars. Many of them work for the government or for businesses that are heavily dependent on government contracts, subsidies, and regulations. So of course they are big fans of taxation and raising taxes because they are profiting off of the arrangement. Probably every hardcore Democrat on this forum depends in some way on tax money for their livelihood. Naturally, they cannot frame their support for taxation as a mercenary lust for money, so they must dress up their profit motive in socially benevolent rhetoric about "health", "safety", "welfare", etc. This is fundamentally no different than how every ruling class in history dating back to the Pharaohs attempted to frame their taxation policies. Nothing has changed in that regard. The state still operates on the same basic premises and narratives that it always has.

Everybody profits off tax dollars. Rich Republicans do.

[Ethereal]

Everybody profits off tax dollars. Rich Republicans do.

Not everybody. The middle class may get some return on their investment in the form of infrastructure and the like, but it is not accurate to characterize that as "profit" in the same way that being on the government payroll is. That said, you are absolutely right that many rich Republicans profit off of tax dollars which is why you will never see me defending Republicans as an organization or as a general principle. For whatever reason, some people choose to interpret my criticisms of Democrats as an endorsement of Republicans. This is simply not accurate. Indeed, my strident and frequent criticisms of the Republican party are on record for all to see. But as the old saying goes, none are so blind as those who will not see.

[Perianne]

I suppose someone could say I profit from taxes. The government steals thousands of dollars from my pay, turns around and gives my money to the hospital for someone's hospitalization, and in turn I get paid from my own dollars that I paid in.