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[โ€“] nik282000 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Wiseman added that a larger population means greater contributions into social programs like health care and education.

If you're loosing 5c per unit on an item you can't make up for it with more volume. 40M people already can't cover the costs of government services for 40M people.

[โ€“] avidamoeba 8 points 11 months ago

40M people already canโ€™t cover the costs of government services for 40M people.

Can't cover it when so much of the produced surplus is diverted to a few large pockets even before the tax man has a go.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

There is more than enough overall wealth in this country to pay for all that. If we're just willing to be honest and fair with what taxation should look like.