Chris may be a brilliant guy, I don't know him, but this is a silly argument, that someone in the financial industry is necessarily an expert about tax policy and ethics. A very profitable segment of the financial industry specializes in tax avoidance. I'm just not seeing how being in the financial industry, or even having a business or economics degree makes one anymore qualified to state a position about taxation levels.
Well, yes it does sound a bit silly after you've cherry picked and altered my answer to fit your narrative.
What I did also say was:
(It's Chris' thread, as the OP no one knows better what's in his heart & mind but him.)
Nowhere did I say he was an expert about tax policy and/or ethics.
Though I'm sure his answers would've been better than, "Taxes build roads and infrastructure." Really?... Tell me more.
(not implying you said that)
I'm willing to bet there are at least two people in this thread that have livelihoods based on taxes and taxes perpetually going up.
That would explain their biased views.
Again, I'm not implying that's you.
This thread reminds me of an Upton Sinclair quote:
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
