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Originally Posted by rubecube
I'd happily pay a more taxes for free post-secondary, universal child care, etc., despite the fact that I'm already graduated and will never have children.
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Your stance is uncommon. Last I checked only a third of Albertans supported a PST.
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Why is the general betterment of society so abhorrent to some people?
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It isn’t abhorrent to most people. The problem is they want someone else to pay for it.
In poll after poll, when people are asked if they support [THING THAT WILL BETTER SOCIETY], the great majority say yes. But when asked if they’re willing to pay X or make do with less of Y to achieve it, support plummets.