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Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by baby on Friday May 07, 2021 @11:53PM (#27083664)
Can we pay more taxes please? I’m serious.
Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by AdrianB1 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:23AM (#27085381)
It will be very difficult when total tax rate reaches 100%. It is already over 60-70% in some places, so people's lives are managed more by the government than by themselves, but when you reach 100% and the disposable income gets to be 0 it is hard to extract more tax.

Also: if you are willing to pay more taxes don't even consider forcing others to do the same, that is rude.

Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by CamperBob2 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @12:17AM (#27083811)
Yes, in many jurisdictions voluntary contributions are accepted. I assume you've already explored this option?
Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by baby on Saturday May 08, 2021 @02:04AM (#27084365)
I am not interested as I don’t think voluntary contributions can change anything. This argument goes both ways: why not lowering taxes since people can just donate instead? The next thing you know you don’t have hospitals, roads, police, firemen, army, education, healthcare, oops
Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by refurb on Saturday May 08, 2021 @04:51AM (#27085199)
The relevant phrase is “put your money where your mouth is”.
Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by baby on Sunday May 09, 2021 @07:58PM (#27101064)
Yes, which is in funding organizations and movements that aim at educating people (like you) about the benefits of social programs and taxes.