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The Liberal Socialist Republic Of California. Although billions in debt, people fleeing the state , high levels of illegal immigration, high homelessness, expensive food, housing, gas etc....
But the "rest of us" will not pay this particular tax in fair portion. Those with $5M homes will have even more tax stolen from them. And they are the ones who already pay/ed millions in tax.
But the "rest of us" will not pay this particular tax in fair portion. Those with $5M homes will have even more tax stolen from them. And they are the ones who already pay/ed millions in tax.
So sorry to crush your fantasy.
Haha no nothing is stolen, what hyperbole.
Dont want to pay taxes? Fine, then Dont buy a $5 million+ house in San Francisco.
Not everyone uses freeways. So this "theft" rhetoric is just posturing from you? Would you would be more open to support it if it included trade schools and vocational training as well? The more people it include the better?
If so I totally agree with you.
Yes, they do, in one way or another (public transport etc). Not to mention the pay as you use tax on gas, that is supposed to be used for highway funds.
It's not the inclusiveness of who they are admitting, that's the problem. It's the exclusiveness of who they are taxing.
Expecting rich people to pay for everything is wrong on so many levels. They already pay mega tax compared to the average. In fact 45% of Americans pay ZERO federal tax.
So if you want money to fund something, do it by reducing expenditure in other areas. Or a FLAT tax (but how popular would that be eh?). Even then, the rich will still pay a disproportion amount.
Dont want to pay taxes? Fine, then Dont buy a $5 million+ house in San Francisco.
How simple.
What about those that already have a $5M house in San Fran? They will have to sell their $5M house and pay 35% capitol gains tax, in order to "not pay that tax?"
And where do you think the war mongering money comes from? Funny how we can afford endless "rebuilding" of the military industrial complex but cant take care of our people. Never any discussion about not affording it when it comes to "rebuilding" the military industrial complex.
Are you against freeways? Just curious, because I never see this hatred against freeways from right wingers as I see towards tuition free public college and trade schools.
I don't see how explaining to that freeways aren't free means I'm against freeways.
Tuition will never be free. Just because you aren't paying for tuition, doesn't mean its free. You're so concern about the people but don't care if someone else has to pay for tuition.
Another thing, I don't belong to a wing. I'm the guy sitting underneath the table eating a bag of chips while there is a food fight going on.
Free college is a ridiculous idea. I know when I was a kid fresh out of high school I went to a community college and didn't put that much into it because my father was paying for it. I did get my degree but I sure could have applied myself more. Years later I went back to a 4 year school and really applied myself because I was paying for it.
It is just human nature to work harder and take care of something if you work for it and it is not just handed to you.
Free college might be good for some who would excel but for many it would mean continued entitlement of the spoiled brat attitude.
I'd rather see them put some money toward the people who want to learn a trade.
Yeah, not when you're too exhausted from working 3 jobs to pay for school to actually be able to concentrate.
I don't necessarily think college should be free. But public colleges are outrageously unaffordable compared to other developed countries.
The next crisis won't be the subprime mortgage crisis.. it'll be the student loan debt crisis. I can virtually guarantee that.
The Liberal Socialist Republic Of California. Although billions in debt, people fleeing the state , high levels of illegal immigration, high homelessness, expensive food, housing, gas etc....
Thank the government for high tuition. These colleges know the government generously hand out loans to students. They raise the tuition price so they can get more money at the expense of the student. Students don't know any better. They fall for the "go to college, get a degree, get a good job" speech.
The government gives students more money than they need. The student takes more money than they need. The student get their refund check and spend it on things unrelated to their education. The student ends up with the actual cost.
Making tuition free doesn't address the problem. No, it just throw the cost on taxpayers.
"Oh they can make a difference in society" at what? A lot of students graduate from college more clueless than they were when they arrived.
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