"I stay within MY budget, why can't the government stay within theirs?"
Well, let's consider this: Are you caring for a sick kid? Has your house ever been robbed? Did you ever lose a job? What if there's a storm and a tree crashes through your roof?
What if your insurance didn't cover any of it? Do you have all of that factored into your budget, too?
It's kind of hard to predict when an EMERGENCY is going to happen, or its extent, or how much it's going to cost. Medicare and Medicaid, defense programs, unemployment, and natural disaster funds cost money. You pay insurance to protect yourself and your assets. You pay your taxes to protect this country and its citizens.
You pay for the house you live in; if you don't, you get kicked out. You can pay for the country you live in, or you can leave.
Good luck finding lower tax rates in Europe.
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I wouldn't mind paying higher taxes if I didn't have to worry about health care and my children's higher education. I have family in Spain and they pay a lot more in taxes, but everyone has access to doctors and they don't worry about paying and everyone has access to good schools and they don't worry about paying. It's what they get from paying collectively. Worth it if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteExactly. That was my point. People don't seem to understand that the taxes they pay are FOR THEIR OWN GOOD. They just complain that they're too high. Then they complain that they can't afford college for their kids. Well, if we made education a priority and put some real money into it, SUNY wouldn't have to keep raising its tuition.
ReplyDeleteLove it, Becca!
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