2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Report: Bernie Sanders proposes $15T in tax increases, hitting most taxpayers . [View all]Nanjeanne
(4,950 posts)Notice I said "pretending" because I refuse to believe that real honest to goodness Democrats really do stand beside Republican talking points.
So - why do people have a problem with paying taxes? As Biden once said "it's patriotic to pay taxes". And Republicans laughed. Now, sadly, Democrats do too. Why do Democrats of today use the Republican fear mongering about taxes? OH NO. TAXES ARE GOING TO BE RAISED!!!! We can't have that.
But where is the Democrats outrage that their taxes RIGHT NOW are going to support the Walton family? To subsidize profitable health insurance companies. To subsidize profitable fossil fuel companies. To subsidize companies that keep their profits overseas?
*crickets*
BUT - paying a little bit more in taxes and receiving healthCARE (yes you heard me - CARE, not INSURANCE). Joining the rest of the world and having PAID FAMILY LEAVE. Yes that's right - PAID FAMILY LEAVE - for maternity leave, or an aging parent--something perfectly normal and acceptable in other countries. PUBLIC COLLEGE tuition free. Yes it can be done. It's being done in dozens of countries very successfully. In fact Americans are going to colleges in foreign countries without paying tuition - or in some cases, paying extremely low tuitions. But for some reason, Democrats think this is horrible and we shouldn't be able to do this here in our own country.
This OP is exactly why I no longer want to be associated with the Democratic Party. I haven't a clue what they stand for but until those who claim to be Democrats stop using Republican language and fear tactics to mislead people into thinking paying a little more for taxes but getting healthcare for everyone including the 12 million currently without, tuition free college, family paid leave, Social Security expansion and security and more is HORRIFYING -- I will continue to be one of those Democrats working very very very hard to change the Party from one of Corporatism to something that really reflects the needs of the American people.