I've never been able to figure out this American (and, let's face it, it's historically been an old-time Republican thing about taxes). if a country needs more money to better take care of its citizens, that country raises taxes. the tax burden here is significantly lower than in most other large, developed countries.
I've never been able to figure out this American (and, let's face it, it's historically been an old-time Republican thing about taxes). if a country needs more money to better take care of its citizens, that country raises taxes. the tax burden here is significantly lower than in most other large, developed countries.
for something like universal high-quality health insurance, I'd happily shell out another thousand bucks a year (my income is ridiculously low).
Unfortunately there are political parties everywhere that have a libertarian viewpoint. In other words they are bent, and they push the belief that you ( singular or the out group) only get what you can pay for. It is a dead end financial policy. I think the Chicago School / Friedman had a lot to do with this theory. Remember "trickle down" ? Same thing. Write the financial policies to benefit the top believing falsely those at the top create wealth. They have a party in Germany called the Free Democrats and they are a free market first, do not take on debt, no new taxes, etc party. They are making life difficult for the coalition they are part of. The gop believes cutting taxes at the top is the way to benefit the "job creators" AND especially shrink government. You have to ask who benefits from "smaller" government? Grover Norquist and the ALEC organization, both of whom got their start during Reagan's tenure still plague the body politic with all kinds of nefarious right wing "model legislation" and the mantra of no taxes or regulations. Most gop legislators belong to these organizations. That is one reason we've had some of the worst legislation get through locally as well as nationally in recent years. Privatize everything you can in government because "that will save money". Of course that is a crock. And the worst part is the citizen can no longer follow the money easily. Anyway...we're not going to get any policy from the gop that begins with the idea of building from the bottom up and the middle out. That's only a plan from democrats.
I've never been able to figure out this American (and, let's face it, it's historically been an old-time Republican thing about taxes). if a country needs more money to better take care of its citizens, that country raises taxes. the tax burden here is significantly lower than in most other large, developed countries.
for something like universal high-quality health insurance, I'd happily shell out another thousand bucks a year (my income is ridiculously low).
Unfortunately there are political parties everywhere that have a libertarian viewpoint. In other words they are bent, and they push the belief that you ( singular or the out group) only get what you can pay for. It is a dead end financial policy. I think the Chicago School / Friedman had a lot to do with this theory. Remember "trickle down" ? Same thing. Write the financial policies to benefit the top believing falsely those at the top create wealth. They have a party in Germany called the Free Democrats and they are a free market first, do not take on debt, no new taxes, etc party. They are making life difficult for the coalition they are part of. The gop believes cutting taxes at the top is the way to benefit the "job creators" AND especially shrink government. You have to ask who benefits from "smaller" government? Grover Norquist and the ALEC organization, both of whom got their start during Reagan's tenure still plague the body politic with all kinds of nefarious right wing "model legislation" and the mantra of no taxes or regulations. Most gop legislators belong to these organizations. That is one reason we've had some of the worst legislation get through locally as well as nationally in recent years. Privatize everything you can in government because "that will save money". Of course that is a crock. And the worst part is the citizen can no longer follow the money easily. Anyway...we're not going to get any policy from the gop that begins with the idea of building from the bottom up and the middle out. That's only a plan from democrats.