Comment on Why do people say "my taxes"
Triumph@fedia.io 1 week ago
Definitely a thing in the US, and the subtext is "so I am deserving of whatever government services I use".
The subtext to that is that if you're poor enough to not have to pay income tax (never mind sales tax, fuel tax, property tax, etc.), that you don't deserve the government services you use, and that you are a freeloader at best, criminal at worst.
It's the kind of phrasing assholes use.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
Not sure why you’re assuming that subtext.
The taxes one pays are the obligation one has, therefore “my tax obligation”.
Not yours, not another person’s, mine.