As we tend to say in Europe, the US is a third-world country wearing a Gucci belt
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Feeling generous? You can Venmo the US government to help pay down the debt
(www.businessinsider.com)
A Gucci belt made in china
A Gocci belt made in China.
Don't we already do this with taxes? Why would anyone do this?
You know those payment machines where you walk to a counter, order, and they ask for a tip?
That's what this is, but at a federal level.
Thats already a thing in taxes. There are a few programs you can donate directly to or just pay more to the general government fund. Which is fair enough, whether you're feeling generous or want to throw on a bit extra to cover your ass in case of math error or forgotten revenue that's a reasonable thing to offer though most won't.
But yeah the feds hitting you up for a few bucks on venmo would be bad enough if they hadn't just slashed taxes on the rich, raised them on the poor, ballooned the budget, ramped up tyranny, and slashed the things the government does that actually benefit people.
People are donating out of the goodness of their hearts, of course. Clearly, relieving a teeny tiny drop in the massive ocean of public debt is a more worthy charitable cause than giving directly to organizations that provide clean water, education, or disaster relief.
So, pay the government more money (socializing the losses) while the government funnels that same money in to executive pockets (privatizing the gains)??
Can I send them a request?
What’s the Venmo address so I can request money from it?
How about give me all the fucking social security I paid over the course of my career first, instead of handing it to like 12 billionaires who definitely don’t need it?
Not surprised Thiels/Musks paypal/venmo are onboard.
This is just an absurd attempt to derail arguments about fair taxation by waiving a red herring around about people being able to voluntarily increase their own taxes, as if asking for a fair system is the same as utterly destroying your own solvency.