• circuitfarmer@lemmy.world
    104·
    21 天前

    I’d happily pay European-level taxes on my gas if my taxes didn’t purely fund war and keeping the rich in power

    • Ricky Rigatoni@piefed.zipEnglish
      18·
      21 天前

      I’d happily pay european-level taxes on my gas if we had the same amount of affordable electric alternatives.

    • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      21 天前

      I’d pay those taxes if the dumb wars ended, we did not have a scammy healthcare system, and a public safety net that actually functioned well plus not having to use fucking middle men to pay my goddamn taxes every year…

      • circuitfarmer@lemmy.world
        1·
        19 天前

        I see your point, but it smacks of whataboutism. The US is clearly an outlier at the moment, both in terms of attention and currency paid.