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“Beyond the basic fiscal math, it is counter-productive to liberal goals to indulge the anti-tax politics of the right. (. . .)If we believe that the government can and should improve the lives of its citizens and the world, it can only do so with the collective buy-in of taxation.”

liberalcurrents.comActually Collect TaxesA gameplan for turning an overlooked federal agency into a flagship of liberal governance

15/4/26, 12:01 pm51 reposts185 likes

Bigjimbok

@bigjimbok.bsky.social

15 Apr

This is analysis just so critical. Repeat and repeat. The taxes citizens pay are our investment making our experiment in self-governance better. It's our collective means to solving problems-improving lives. Duty and collective responsibility. Progressive taxation by all - INCLUDING THE RICHEST!