A woman at a networking evening said "I don't mind my taxes going towards [insert insipid government vote buying scheme here]" We were in polite company, and had to bite my tongue NOT to say "Well, would you put a gun to everyone's head who would mind that? Because that's what taxes are." I know I would've sounded like a lunatic, conside…
A woman at a networking evening said "I don't mind my taxes going towards [insert insipid government vote buying scheme here]" We were in polite company, and had to bite my tongue NOT to say "Well, would you put a gun to everyone's head who would mind that? Because that's what taxes are." I know I would've sounded like a lunatic, considering most people have zero conception of how a political economy works. How to get that across in the moment with empathy... it would come to me in a shower three weeks later.
My tongue knows your pain! How about this: "What if taxes were lower, and we could use that extra money to fund causes we care about? We’d better support what matters to us and let the government focus on more crucial issues."
A woman at a networking evening said "I don't mind my taxes going towards [insert insipid government vote buying scheme here]" We were in polite company, and had to bite my tongue NOT to say "Well, would you put a gun to everyone's head who would mind that? Because that's what taxes are." I know I would've sounded like a lunatic, considering most people have zero conception of how a political economy works. How to get that across in the moment with empathy... it would come to me in a shower three weeks later.
My tongue knows your pain! How about this: "What if taxes were lower, and we could use that extra money to fund causes we care about? We’d better support what matters to us and let the government focus on more crucial issues."