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Voting as an American with money (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 19 hours ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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I'm going to keep voting all democrat basically no matter what, because there is no other option. But are those of us with money actually shooting ourselves in the foot?

By this I mean, we are basically voting for the government to tax us even more (at least this is what people in america believe). If you look at states like Minnesota, they have way higher taxes than red states. Blue states have more car inspection and taxes as well (which I personally hate and it just makes life harder). It also costs wayyy more to live in blue states, a big reason people in red states keep voting red to keep costs down. We don't want $4000 per month rent here.

I guess it seems dumb to be voting for myself to get taxed more is all I'm saying. Obviously, thats not a big deal compared to voting for all out authoritarian fascism, but its hard to convince people to vote for higher taxes and more regulation thats going to make my life harder.

And yes I know there is more to it than that, but the average person I know votes on 1. Do they support abortion and 2. Will I get taxed more. I know those of you in any civilized areas will find it hard to believe, but this is what fox news does to peoples brains.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

A little more in taxes is not worth worrying about

I have the empathy to want some of my tax money to help keep even the most downtrodden in living conditions.
I’m proud that every time someone talks about the much higher quality of life in Scandinavia, I’m able to claim that my state invests in its people enough to be right up there with them.
I’m happy some of my taxes go toward investing in upcoming generations, that we have among the best or the best education systems in the country
I really really want to invest in universal healthcare.

My state is clearly high cost of living but I generally consider it a good investment. More importantly most of the costs are things like housing - taxes may be higher than other places but my income is much higher and taxes are a much smaller piece of that pie that say housing.

If you’re worried about high cost of living, there are many worthwhile things to address before worrying about taxes

As an example, my state enacted a millionaires tax, but the money is earmarked for free school lunches and transit. All very welcome investments. Granted I’m not a millionaire but it’s also really not that high