Go ahead, raise my taxes
I write this as a tax-payer but not a voter. I write this cautiously, because politics and tax are touchy subjects. But I'm part confused and part riled-up by the discussions about tax in the US.
In the past weeks, there have been so many discussions about the US' un-balanced budget: how to raise income or reduce spending - and if to reduce spending, where? how? All the discussions about reducing spending seem to get complicated and aggressive really quickly; but it seems that discussions about raising the country's income are mooted before they even begin. It seems to suggest "raising taxes" is to commit political suicide.
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In the past weeks, there have been so many discussions about the US' un-balanced budget: how to raise income or reduce spending - and if to reduce spending, where? how? All the discussions about reducing spending seem to get complicated and aggressive really quickly; but it seems that discussions about raising the country's income are mooted before they even begin. It seems to suggest "raising taxes" is to commit political suicide.
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posted by Bronwyn at 1:19 pm
4 Comments:
I like that you posted this. Perspective.
I absolutely agree with your sentiments, Bronwyn. I do appreciate how you put it in perspective from other countries. As our family of four survives on student loans that just surpassed a quarter of a million dollars, we've been extremely thankful for the social support services that we've been receiving to help us make ends meet. Now, as I will be graduating in 10 months, I will start earning a salary instead of getting further in debt, and I can't wait to start paying back into the system. They can raise my taxes, too!
Thanks Bronwyn for the post from me also. I agree with "Dr. Matt". We are fortunate in that sense; now, if only a select privileged few would "wake up" and share the burden with the rest of the country... =)
Way back in the (not so) dark ages of High School, I participated in 30 Hour Famine every year. One of those "put it in perspective" excercises they did was to break the group up into "country" groups by relative population size. "China" was four people, "Southern Europe" was two, etc. The US? Me. Alone.
They then proceeded to hand out bags of rice to represent the quantity of food that region needed to feed it's population. I had half a sandwich bag, compared to China's 5 lb sack.
Then, they brought out a package of Oreos, as an example of the diversity of food choices available. Africa got half a cookie - no frosting. China had two, I think. After every country had their allotment - I was handed the rest of the package.
At that moment, I wanted nothing more than to be the cookie fairy, and start distributing Oreos to everybody, never mind that we were in the middle of a fast.
We are extraordinarily fortunate, and it's SO easy to take for granted, particularly when we only see one small, minuscule slice of the pie - our own life. Overall, I'd agree with you. As nice as it is to see that refund check come back, Would I really truly miss it if it didn't???? It's making me wonder what I SHOULD be doing with that refund, instead of spending it on myself.
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