A fine articulation of how generations of Ds have been cowed. I recommend Vanessa Williamson’s book, “The Price of Democracy,” which echoes your argument and speaks to the difference between being anti-tax and being pro-fair-taxation. She argues that Americans are and always have been willing to pay their fair share of taxes so long as everyone else does. The U.S. is waaaaaaay out of whack on this balance and the combo of relentless anti-tax rhetoric from the right (but never in my experience fair treatment of workers’ tax situations) and relentless fear of being labeled “tax-and-spend” has perpetuated this wild imbalance in our federal and state tax systems.
I've been screaming thos for years!!!! They must do something about our property taxes but they won't bevause they want us ALL homeless and out on the streets.
A fine articulation of how generations of Ds have been cowed. I recommend Vanessa Williamson’s book, “The Price of Democracy,” which echoes your argument and speaks to the difference between being anti-tax and being pro-fair-taxation. She argues that Americans are and always have been willing to pay their fair share of taxes so long as everyone else does. The U.S. is waaaaaaay out of whack on this balance and the combo of relentless anti-tax rhetoric from the right (but never in my experience fair treatment of workers’ tax situations) and relentless fear of being labeled “tax-and-spend” has perpetuated this wild imbalance in our federal and state tax systems.
An important reframe. (Silly autocorrect) Refrain, too. LOL
An important refrain.
I've been screaming thos for years!!!! They must do something about our property taxes but they won't bevause they want us ALL homeless and out on the streets.
Well done, Thomas. This needs to be widely shared.