I used to believe taxes were a good way to redistribute wealth. That is until I moved to San Francisco and saw how a welfare super state prioritizes its spending. $75,000/tent/year homeless camping sites, 2 million heroin needles, community ambassadors who aimlessly wonder the mission district with multilingual pamphlets on how to sign up for welfare benefits. Billions funneled to nonprofits, who in turn support politicians. Lavish state retirement benefits at the expense of cutting community services.
Sure, raise taxes on the rich, but the plot is lost.
Sure, raise taxes on the rich, but the plot is lost.