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>we could have universal healthcare and free education if we just taxed the rich!
If we confiscated all of Elon Musk's property and sold it at market value, we would have enough money to fund the federal government for two weeks.
The. Rich. Don't. Have. Enough. Money.
The only way to have European style universal healthcare and education would be to have European levels of taxes, where you have literally half your income confiscated by the government before you even see it AND EVEN THEN it's still not enough and you have to pay fees for everything.
If we confiscated all of Elon Musk's property and sold it at market value, we would have enough money to fund the federal government for two weeks.
The. Rich. Don't. Have. Enough. Money.
The only way to have European style universal healthcare and education would be to have European levels of taxes, where you have literally half your income confiscated by the government before you even see it AND EVEN THEN it's still not enough and you have to pay fees for everything.
