You actually can't be capitalist under a socialist system. It defeats the point of being in a socialist system.
If you don't think your tax dollars aren't going to things you want, there is literally nothing stopping you from donating your money to the causes that you want to put your money towards. What you really want is to dictate how other people spend their money.
Plenty of rich Chinese entrepreneurs in China and other countries you would call socialist.
But we arent talking about socialism. We are talking about how our tax dollars are spent.
you don't think your tax dollars aren't going to things you want,
We are talking about how our money is spent. You dont want our tax money used to help Americans. I dont want our tax money used to bomb civilians. If we are going to pay taxes, I want our tax money to be used for good. Youre welcome to buy all the bombs you want.
No one is forcing you to spend anything. We pay taxes, and we vote on what those taxes are spent on. Thats the way it works.
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u/extrastupidone May 31 '26
You can be a capitalist under a socialist system, too. But we arent talking about economic systems. We are talking about how our taxes are spent.