Reply #42: I think people fear having more and more taxes AND everything costing more too [View All]

Allocation of resources, wise usage of monies, differentiating what is the responsibility of a Larger Body (gvt on community, local, state, fed levels) to provide for those it represents and is employed by and what is private responsibility. I think I had a problem upthread of the difference between raising taxes (meaning gathering money) and raising taxes (gathering More money than is currently gathered) also.

Gvts are responsible to their citizen/owners to provide for them as a group what they as individuals are unable to provide for. Schools, roads, safety, health, libraries, human services, etc. I think that everyone should be provided basic housing/shelter, food, health care, education, mass transit, child care, jobs and these should also be funded by taxes. (UP's utopia has a bunch of stuff)

How to tax is difficult since the Have-Nots always pay more than the Haves, especially with the Haves in power. The Fear the Haves promote is if they get taxed more, people won't work to make more since they will have to pay more. I see this combining with the Desire of Many to strike it rich (win the lottery, etc) which makes them willing to have less, get by with less, live more insecurely because Someday, they might Strike it Rich and damned if they want to pay more in taxes.

Utopian and naive, I know, but I just wish people wouldn't live so in fear and causing the need to lord it over each other. I don't want to call anyone nimbys, and won't, but communication is difficult and important.

Whew, just took my stop coughing meds so I can sleep soon and soon I will not be making much sense here tonight. Night.