Government Spending

[Isaac]

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I believe that all people should pay taxes or else people who do not pay taxes should not vote.
"No taxation without representation" can be equally applied in the reverse.

And I do not think it is cruel to say poor people with low incomes should pay taxes. Enter the whole concept of a percentage. 10% hurts all of us the exact same amount of hurt no matter what you make.

This is also why the Tithe concept works well. If all Christians tithed 10%, our churches would be much better equipped to help the world as they currently do, and this is one practical reason why Mormons are so successful and tend to lead happy, connected lives. Their participation in their community is REAL, since money is about as real as it gets, and their leadership has everything they need to help their members in need.

 

[Isaac]

But, I agree, if you don't pay taxes, you should not get to vote on how my taxes are spent.

But since they're never going to accept/agree on a proposal that essentially denies poor people the right to vote, I think everyone being required to pay something that they actually feel is the only other option?

 

[Isaac]

Opinion | Why Georgia's Medicaid expansion isn't helping expand health care

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's minimal expansion of access to Medicaid comes with work requirements and is languishing amid low new enrollment.

www.msnbc.com

This article is a good 'window' into how liberals think.

I took away two core concepts in their worldview from this article.

1) Any effort required to get a government benefit can be seen as an unfair tax. I.E., you have to spend time filling out paperwork, ergo, that's wrong and should be eliminated so that getting the benefit requires zero effort.

2) The goal is actually to get people ON welfare. Notice how throughout the article, they keep acting as if few people signing up is a failure, their goal was as many people as possible to get on this government benefit. They never even broach the possibility that the goal is actually the opposite!