Post #3337358
2026-06-09 18:46 UTC
Replies (5)
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@tomkatt@lemmy.world 2026-06-09 19:07
I’m not. We live in a society and enjoy or use services that benefit all. Schools, roads, infrastructure, etc. all need to be paid for. I have no problem paying for taxes to do my part, and have never had a desire to avoid that responsibility. I live in a society. It benefits me, and I pay back into it, just as everyone should. I have a problem with the people who have the most to give not doing so. They’re leeching off society without giving back to it.
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@tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2026-06-09 19:00
Taxes are money collected by the government ensure that everyone has a basic standard of living and care, as well as essential services. Taxes are important. Don’t blame taxes just cause America can’t use tax money correctly.
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@cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2026-06-09 19:15
A society without taxes is not a society I want to live in. What, I have to build my own roads? Or are they all going to be for-profit toll roads? Fuck that noise. I want a government whose job is to make a society I want to live in. We don't have that government, but once we do I will happily pay taxes to that government.
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@_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-09 19:38
If people want the benefits of society, they need to be paid for. Life Pro-Tip: You *definitely* want the benefits of a functioning society. The alternative is nasty, brutish, and short as a wiser person than us once said.
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@catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-10 13:16
This is exactly what they want. If no one pays taxes and we all get that back into our paychecks, the price of goods goes up by the same amount or more. The taxes are still paid, they just go straight to the shareholders instead of through the government. These billionaires don't pay their fair share now but they would love to pay nothing at all. 30% inflation doesn't affect them but it does make them richer. This is why they're floating the idea of zero income tax.