re: #27 ggt

It has to do with the idea of getting “something for nothing” or somehow getting something one “has not earned”.

Yeah, that’s pretty much the common thread. “These whiners just want to get something for free, just wait until they see their taxes go up!”

Well, um, no, that’s not really how it works. We don’t expect nor want “free healthcare”, we want universal healthcare. We understand that it requires funding, and are prepared to pay the necessary taxes for that to happen.

This is one of the many, many things I will never get about right-wing talk radio, how the notion of “taxes are ebil!” never, ever gets challenged. Society Costs Money. Living in an advanced society has associated costs, and people that are not willing to pay those costs are the ones that truly want ‘something for nothing’. It’s perfectly acceptable to pay taxes to ensure that the general citizenry is cared for. That’s what Taxes are for.