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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
I think this is best started by everyone agreeing that societies with zero taxation suck and fail, and societies with 100% taxation suck and fail. It shouldn't be a debate of more or less, it should be a debate of where governments have a role to collect and spend money to fill the gaps left by capitalist systems. Then it comes down to how to do so most efficiently.
People perceive the gaps in capitalism a lot differently. It also comes down to personal ideals around how much opportunity should come from being born into wealth vs. how much opportunity should be fostered for all.
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People do differ on what they feel the state should provide. But they also differ on how much they’re personally willing to pay in taxes to provide it.
Swedes don’t just have a more expansive idea than Canadians of what public services the state should provide. They’re also, as a society, willing to pay substantially more in taxes to fund public services.
I’m sure most Albertans would say they support improved access to health care, better provisions for seniors in long-term care, and smaller class sizes in public schools. But I’d also wager that many of those same people would oppose substantial (or any) increases to their own taxes to pay for that stuff.