• hector@lemmy.today
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    5 hours ago

    Your argument is based on the likely false premise that she can pay and is choosing not to, that she will always have money to pay. It’s the attitude of society to the poor in this country. It’s not that they don’t have the money, they are choosing not to pay. It’s not all that true.

    Nevermind they lose the property if they can’t pay property tax, that costs are going up, and fixed incomes are not. Real inflation is higher than stated inflation increases are based on, thanks to a half century of cpi changes to understate it, 5-8% to 2-3%. They might need a car in the country, with it’s many costs, you certainly need one for dignity in almost all of the country. Food, bills. Medicine, co-pays for medical. All of those go up more than her pay, but you “don’t like” people like her because she’s loath to live in an area that has a tax that will seize her property if she can’t pay it, leaving her to die penniless on the street.
    Society having nothing but contempt for her, and everyone victim blaming, courtesy of fox news and their war on poverty.

    Your attitude is wrong-headed here.

    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      My sister has about 50 million dollars.

      Yes, she very much believes she is poor and can’t afford to pay taxes. She is poor just like Jeff Bezos is. Bezos also believes taxes are unfair and cruel and he can’t afford them.