Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think an issue is that taxes are not seen for what they are. The government and agency work on our behalf but don’t get paid until I pay my taxes. Maybe the local government just needs to send these bills to people’s houses instead and get rid of taxes altogether.
Soleos@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I disagree that it’s an issue. I believe vast majority of people understand what a tax is, even if they feel taxes are shitty and respond with blame-y frustration. All words will be misunderstood by some people. Sometimes more and sometimes fewer. If we kept changing the name of things because a vocal minority of people can’t read a dictionary, then we will end up with a handful of generic words that don’t actually mean anything. I believe a better solution is to envest in education more broadly.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Something I’m beginning to learn is that what I thought was originally the minority is actually the majority and vice versa