I believe we have a fundamental difference of opinion on the purpose of government. To me the intended purpose of the government as defined in the Constitution is to foster an environment for people to thrive. It is up to the people to do the work to thrive.
Every dollar that government takes is reducing the wealth of all people and concentrating it in the hands of a few. If you are against whatever power you perceive billionaires have with money they earned then I don't understand why you are not against the growth of an entity that is a multi-trillionaire by stealing from everybody else.
If you want to help people and make the world a better place focus on your town or city and make it better. No reason that you need to wait for big daddy government to do it with money they took from your pocket.
> Every dollar that government takes is reducing the wealth of all people and concentrating it in the hands of a few.
I mean...in the very short term, yes.
But governments then spend that money, and one of the big things governments spend money on is social welfare programs.
Which put that money in the hands of the many.
By contrast, when a billionaire gets money, they're likely to keep it. (Yes, technically they usually "invest" it—but that "investment" goes to other wealthy people or corporations, and the money remains locked away from the real economy of people using it to buy food, clothing, and shelter.)
> If you want to help people and make the world a better place focus on your town or city and make it better. No reason that you need to wait for big daddy government to do it with money they took from your pocket.
This is not an endeavor where individual action is effective. We need to work together to make the world better in meaningful ways. The primary way that we can do that is through governments.
Every dollar that government takes is reducing the wealth of all people and concentrating it in the hands of a few. If you are against whatever power you perceive billionaires have with money they earned then I don't understand why you are not against the growth of an entity that is a multi-trillionaire by stealing from everybody else.
If you want to help people and make the world a better place focus on your town or city and make it better. No reason that you need to wait for big daddy government to do it with money they took from your pocket.