Increasingly, the basis for Western democracy (if we can still call it that) seems to be, "You have a right to work, not a right to live."
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They are literally demanding a state of affairs that costs money to maintain but refusing to pay for it because they miss the correlation.
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You want an educated populace? That's money for schools, libraries, trades. Want a healthy populace? That's money for healthcare, hospitals.
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So...the bottom-earning 60% of the citizenry?
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No: I mean wealthy taxpayers who spit fire at the idea of "their" taxes being used to help people who need assistance.
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@cotureme Majority of ppl needing assistance pay taxes but need support bc big corps wont pay a living wage so we subsidize em.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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