Ubiquitin,
To add another 2 cents on taxes:
1) The idea that taxes means “taking away from one (rich) person to give to another (not rich) person ” is a tragically flawed and selfish view of taxation. It benefits everyone that we have a functioning government and society.
2) The idea that republicans are against taxes is absurd. Republicans love taxes or else they wouldn’t be able to pay for anything that a functioning government and society needs.
Rich republicans have hoodwinked people to believe that 1 and 2 are true.
They have built a system over time where the rich people do not have to pay their fair share. They have brainwashed people so that every time they are demanded to pay their fair share they claim that it is unfair.
The tax rate for rich people has gone down drastically. Before 1986 the tax rate for married filing jointly was 50% for 175,00.
Now it is 37% for 687,000
They have also hoodwinked people to believe that red states aren’t bigger takers in federal funds that they give back.