I am a wealthy American (well, top 3%) and I’m a democratic socialist. I have no education in either. I’d be the first to increase taxes in my bracket to support Mamdani’s ideas. I think you’d be surprised how many of us there are.
Also I hate it when people say “Democrats NEVER vote to increase their taxes, how do they plan to pay?!?”. Yes, I do. I don’t think money grows on trees.
But I also support your idea. Most people in my wealth bracket probably disagree with me. I’ll lower my voice if those I think I’m trying to represent speak for themselves.
Another person around your bracket with degrees in philosophy and theology who somehow got sucked into a career in big biz. I’m happy to pay more taxes. And talk about socialism. I completely agree with you.
And where I live in the EU I’m already paying 49% of my income in taxes + 21% VAT on most goods. I’d still pay more if we needed it (even though, like most countries, what we really we need better taxes on the truly wealthy and corporations). Yeah I’m better off than most, but our Gini coefficient means most (although not everyone of course) does ok.
We have nice roads/public transit, good schools, great healthcare. The taxes I and people like me pay are why everyone can have nice things. If people didn’t have nice things I’d be stand right beside them with the pitchforks and torches. I don’t say that lightly; some of the protests I’ve attended in favor of taking in more asylum seekers have gotten nasty.
I am a wealthy American (well, top 3%) and I’m a democratic socialist. I have no education in either. I’d be the first to increase taxes in my bracket to support Mamdani’s ideas. I think you’d be surprised how many of us there are.
Also I hate it when people say “Democrats NEVER vote to increase their taxes, how do they plan to pay?!?”. Yes, I do. I don’t think money grows on trees.
But I also support your idea. Most people in my wealth bracket probably disagree with me. I’ll lower my voice if those I think I’m trying to represent speak for themselves.
Another person around your bracket with degrees in philosophy and theology who somehow got sucked into a career in big biz. I’m happy to pay more taxes. And talk about socialism. I completely agree with you.
And where I live in the EU I’m already paying 49% of my income in taxes + 21% VAT on most goods. I’d still pay more if we needed it (even though, like most countries, what we really we need better taxes on the truly wealthy and corporations). Yeah I’m better off than most, but our Gini coefficient means most (although not everyone of course) does ok.
We have nice roads/public transit, good schools, great healthcare. The taxes I and people like me pay are why everyone can have nice things. If people didn’t have nice things I’d be stand right beside them with the pitchforks and torches. I don’t say that lightly; some of the protests I’ve attended in favor of taking in more asylum seekers have gotten nasty.