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No, but lower taxes for the poor

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 @BCY72DF  from Florida  disagreed…2mos2MO

Taxes are more than just a cost; they are a collective investment. Arguments shared on platforms like Reddit emphasize that paying for social services like public education and infrastructure is an investment that boosts the entire economy. Without broad-based tax revenue, the public sector loses its capacity to maintain the very roads, transit, and schools that provide the poor with a path to economic mobility.

 @9FL5H26 from Kentucky  disagreed…3yrs3Y

The wealthy have such an unfathomable amount of wealth that will never b spent, benefit them, or benefit anyone around them, they can easily provide more money to the government to fund policies that help the lower and middle classes.

 @B8CHTZHIndependent from Florida  commented…8mos8MO

They use that wealth to HIRE you and PAY your paycheck, bud.

 @9S8MS8CRepublican from Georgia  commented…2yrs2Y

the problem with taxing the rich is that when you tax them it will make the company's raise the prices of their products and now we pay more for products

 @9BVY2FC from Texas  corrected…3yrs3Y

no way do not lower taxes on the poor

 @9FFLVZZSocialist from Arizona  disagreed…3yrs3Y

The wealthy have such an unfathomable amount of wealth that will never b spent, benefit them, or benefit anyone around them, they can easily provide more money to the government to fund policies that help the lower and middle classes.

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