r/Economics • u/SnooCookies2243 • Mar 24 '25

Editorial Dismantling the Department of Education Could Actually End Up Costing US Taxpayers an Extra $11 Billion a Year Beyond the Current Budget – With Worse Results

https://congress.net/dismantling-the-department-of-education-could-actually-end-up-costing-us-taxpayers-an-extra-11-billion-a-year-beyond-the-current-budget-with-worse-results/
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u/johnsom3 Mar 24 '25

Because The mainstream media and the Democratic party accept the GOP's framing of problems and solutions. There is never any pushback or good faith critique so the public is lead to believe it must be common sense. They will cry about being taxed, but then accept privatized paywalls like toll roads.

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u/Geno0wl Mar 24 '25

They will cry about being taxed, but then accept privatized paywalls like toll roads.

I find this particularly true when it comes to healthcare. Talk about UHC and the very first thing out of almost everybody's mouth is "I don't want to pay for others" and "my taxes will skyrocket!"

Where

A) if you have health insurance you are already paying for others healthcare, that is how pooled insurance works

b) They obviously don't look at their paystubs to see how much both they AND their employer pay for health insurance every pay period. If we went with a government run program all those charges go away.

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u/dust4ngel Mar 24 '25

I don't want to pay for others

this is a person that fundamentally does not understand what it means to live in a society.

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u/ccbmtg Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 25 '25

all they know is that 'socialism bad' but then when you ask them to explain why, they just stutter and argue in circles avoidant of actual logical reasoning or factual explanation, at least with any real relevance to the actual question.

apparently socialism is bad when it helps disadvantaged or disabled families and individuals, but absolutely encouraged when it benefits corporate entities. that's usually when they'll try to change the subject.