• AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    They might have to increase their own taxes to pay for things

    The blue states are mostly sending more to the feds than they get back.

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 days ago

      They’re not going to replace, say, Medicare without raising taxes, and they need some kind of self-defense force, too. In the end, they can probably pay less for better services, but they can’t replace everything the federal gov does without some kind of tax increase.

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        6 days ago

        Canadians have healhcare and - typically - 1% less taxes for most earners. Replacing the vaaaaastly overpriced healthcare system in America with anything else is a net savings.

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          6 days ago

          We also probably don’t need to outspend the next dozen or so countries combined for defense.