Clarification: Democratic Socialism is NOT Communism!
Citizens pay taxes in order for a government to fund the things the citizens need, like infrastructure, like health care, a strong educational system, national defense--all the things that a single normal citizen or community could not gather enough funds to pay for privately. The government does not own that money, it holds it in trust for those kinds of purposes that benefit the citizens of the nation. The representatives of the citizens are intended to direct where and when and how those... Sign in to see full entry.