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Originally Posted by M_Lewis
So, tell me forum, when did the last new tax make you richer....?
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Well... taxes don't increase my bank account, but they sure make me richer. They've provided me with education, health care, roads, police, safety, telecommunications infrastructure, scientific research, quarantine, a military if we need one, social security so that people can have enough to eat and don't have to resort to crime to live, some regulation of business and finance so corruption is not rampant. Lots of things. If you want to see how rich you can be without taxes, have a look at Pakistan. Only 1% of the population pay tax. Great place to live?
And I'm more than happy to pay the true cost of things, to pay for things that don't ruin the planet. There is only one planet like Earth that we know of. Looking after it is a lot more important to me than a big house, big car or big TV and we can change our industries without losing jobs. We have done it before - the jobs will just change over time. How many stonemasons are there now compared to 1860?