I was told growing up that I won’t like socialism once I have to start paying taxes. I pay taxes, but would much rather pay way more taxes to have socialism. Including paying for social programs I wouldn’t use like welfare, free tuition etc.
Once I qualified for work pharmacare that was great! But I remember how much it sucked not having any health insurance. Yeah I bootstrapped it, but I’d hope we would grow up as a species and not have to have so much bootstrapping, since there are better ways at this point.
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While not completely socialists, countries like Sweeden pay very high taxes and seem to be happy about it as they dont have to worry and plan for the next catastrophe that may or may not arise.
I have heard discusions where people talk how their pay is less then those of us in the US, but they can spend more. That sounds good to me.