camerondotca, 3 months ago

@Snowshadow @gemelliz @CanadianCrone my whole life people have mocked "tax and spend liberals" and I've always been confused by this. First you figure out a revenue stream (taxes) and then you spend? This seems prudent. Meanwhile the rightward side of the spectrum gives tax breaks that mostly favour the rich and come at the expense of the less well off (and disproportionately hurts those who are poor) and then winds up having to go even deeper in debt to provide even basic services.

AlexanderVI, 3 months ago

@camerondotca because taxes come from me and spending goes to other people

(this is the thinking, it's obviously horseshit)

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camerondotca, 3 months ago

@AlexanderVI @Snowshadow @gemelliz @CanadianCrone yep. Every single societal ill that those people whine about could be solved by a more equitable society.

AlexanderVI, 3 months ago

@camerondotca "this 'equitable society' sounds like it could negatively affect donors' investment returns, so we're definitely not doing that "

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camerondotca, 3 months ago

@AlexanderVI @Snowshadow @gemelliz @CanadianCrone clearly, and would seriously impede the four resource extraction companies, in a trench coat, wearing a mounties hat, that is Canada.

auscandoc, 3 months ago

@camerondotca @gemelliz @AlexanderVI @Snowshadow @CanadianCrone I keep this one…