• @JustinAngelOP
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    -2511 months ago

    Oh no, I’ve been labeled a coward for an unpopular opinion on

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    tax policy


    I’m all for taxing the rich, and paying taxes, so long as the funds go to programs that don’t blow up children in foreign countries.

    Another constructive comment adjusted by view on the matter.

    • @RealFknNito
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      1411 months ago

      Just because you can’t fix everything at once doesn’t mean you shouldn’t fix one thing then move onto the next.

      Yeah the money won’t go where we want it to and that sucks. It’s already not going where we want it to. Progress is often achieved in steps.

      • @JustinAngelOP
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        -711 months ago

        Then why not start with the root of corruption? If the end result is the same, why not go after the politicians that enable the rich to ease taxes to begin with?

        • @RealFknNito
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          811 months ago

          Because often times you have to cut a tree down from the top, you can’t just uproot it right away. It’s the reason we go up stairs one at a time instead of two or three at a time. The end result is the same but we learned as kids it takes a lot more effort taking a few massive steps instead of more smaller ones. Politics takes time, politicians have a lot of voices to sift through. We’ll always hear our own voice in a choir, it’s a lot harder from the audience.

          • @JustinAngelOP
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            -611 months ago

            But literally how!? The politicians who control tax law are in control. Isn’t this a paradox?

            • @RealFknNito
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              611 months ago

              If you can’t change the laws, change the politicians, If you can’t change the politicians, change the system. If you can’t do either, talk about it until enough people agree and you can. Incremental changes my friend.

      • @JustinAngelOP
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        -411 months ago

        Stabbing in the dark with misattribution isn’t helping…it’s closer to being what you claim me to be: an agent if misinformation.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      “so long as” is the weak point in your approach, IMO. There are separate problems. If you insist on solving them together, probably you fail to do anything. Work on both, but don’t insist on a single grand solution.