Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iudt51s wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Reply to comment by disco_t0ast in Mass. Tax Refunds Will Start To Flow On Tuesday by husky5050

It's not really sarcastic. It frankly makes no sense to let voters vote to raise taxes on a very small subset of the population while simultaneously benefiting from a tax rebate because the state collected too much money.

disco_t0ast t1_iudtgxv wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:01 PM

6 minutes apparently if anyone was wondering

Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iudtrb2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:03 PM

I mean I get it, some people just enjoy jerking off at the thought that a few millionaires get forced to donate some extra money to the state.

But let's be realistic, the state government is horribly mismanaged and most of the beneficiaries of any tax increase are public sector unions.

charons-voyage t1_iudy5ls wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:34 PM

It’s the “eat the rich” hive mind of Reddit. Which trends towards 20-30 year old dweebs who have a better life than 99% of the earths inhabitants but still wanna bitch about everything. At least in this country you can advance economically, it takes a ton of luck and hard work, but it’s possible.

hatersbelearners t1_iudzcfl wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:42 PM

No. Fuck the rich.

mpjjpm t1_iudyv2j wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:38 PM

The state didn’t collect too much money. They mismanaged the budget in a way that severely underfunds critical public services while also legally requiring the refunds.

dante662 t1_iuee2gd wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:19 PM

You're getting down voted because the Reddit echo chamber's cognitive dissonance is so bad they know they have to ad hominem preemptively to justify their nonsensical political stance.

Raising taxes is just the next progressive litmus test... If you aren't for it, you must be a racist white supremacist.

Even if you are 100% right. We are collecting rescue 3 amounts of taxes at the state and federal level. Spending is totally out of control and the reason we are on the verge of hyper inflation.

When the politicians can't admit they caused the problem, they redirect attention elsewhere. It would be funny if it didn't work perfectly every time.