There isn't enough revenue from excise taxes to fund a government, let alone one that has to support over forty million lower-class Americans. Our society is built upon normalizing the quality of life for everyone so that poorer people are able to afford the same basic qualities of life as middle-class people. It unfairly targets lower-class consumers and does nothing to provide for the millions in poverty. I mean, it's a wonderful way to think, but the fact of the matter is that there just isn't enough wealth to "spread around." (And yes, THAT is the purpose of our government).
I feel that in the coming years there will be a major economic revolution in America, and we will migrate towards a socialist economy more and more. We will have to make a choice in the future whether we want a strong economy or a strong quality of life.
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