The thing I’ve never understood about the tax question is the relatively short term thinking on it. Obviously any government program will be paid for with a combination of taxes (business and personal); user fees; and other revenues (like crown profits) #SKDebate
So yes, all governments tax and spend. And if you cut now; you pay for other things later. Cut education and health care to balance your budget? Then prepare for health and crime issues to soar in the future, which lead to higher costs. You pay now or later.
So if im asked how I’m gonna pay for social spending; through taxes. Maybe some business increases, maybe from a progressive system that taxes wealth as its earned. Rising consumer taxes as the SK party did was a tax increase. Just a diff kind. Maybe royalty reviews.
But probably the biggest myth is that we can’t afford it. Clearly we can, we just have to ask what we’re willing to pay for it. #skpoli
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