That's hardly a shocking accusation. That's the definition of socialism: you tax first, then decide how to spend the money.
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Try this thought experiment: If new technology suddenly made it cheap to fix climate change, would Ocasio-Cortez stop wanting to raise taxes? I would guess not. I think the desire to raise taxes precedes the choice of how to spend the money.
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I think that's why so many people who wouldn't be directly affected by her tax increase are opposed to it. It's not that they're too stupid to realize they wouldn't be in the top tax bracket. They just don't like the underlying principle.
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In the grand scheme of things, geo-engineering might not even be that expensive.
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Then again, it might be incalculably worse.
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It's not at all. AOC understands the need to decrease wealth inequality.
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thought experiment, if tax increases improved economic welfare and growth, would republicans still oppose them? yes absolutely.
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Exactly. Lets not pretend Republicans and their ilk are motivated by anything other than greed
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