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Things I don't mind Paying taxes for:
1. Education http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/index/index-ranking
2. Basic health care https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization_ranking_of_health_systems_in_2000
3. Defense.
4. Safe and efficient infrastructure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis
The Us vs. Them mentality is disgusting. Let's be humans long enough to get something done instead of shutting down progress because the other political party came up with the idea.
Sure I disagree with both parties on multiple issues. but there ought to be enough common ground to get something done.
Account4this
We could if the 'middle' would vote that way instead of picking a major party to side with
sqlyoda
There are people who legitimately believe that taxes are a form of theft. There is no getting along with those. They need to be deported.
JohnJacobJingleHeimerSmitt
well i think alot of those people say its theft when its not being spent how it shoudl be
JustFeedMePieDammit
O.o to where though?
sqlyoda
Alaska I guess.
groenefee
I hate to tell you this, but you're not in the middle if you believe in public funding for basic health care and public schools.
maximilianfragglebottom
no, that's what the republicans want you to think. in reality those are pretty mainstream, as in that's what government exists for.
SomebodyalreadytookMyPants
Middle is easier to say then Progressive on something and conservative on other things
groenefee
100% agree, but i think that's the issue. The middle has eroded because of strident positions on certain topics
groenefee
And unless you're superhawkish on defense, what you've listed is fairly basic center-left material.
SomebodyalreadytookMyPants
defense not offense.
groenefee
Then I'm going to say you and I are probably in about the same camp, and we're not in the current center of American thought.
SomebodyalreadytookMyPants
yeah it is scary, people on all sides of me spend more time hating their political rivals than trying to move forward.