taxes are used to pay for those programs. the government currently spends on deficit. deficit spending is spending now what your children will pay later. anything that increases deficit spending fucks your kids and their kids. this includes both increased payments by the government (the programs you speak about) as well as decreased payment by the people (lower taxes). since we are already 20 trillion dollars in debt, anything you don't pay will be pushed on your kids with interest.
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[–] greycloud 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
that is true. but also we are already deep in debt, so decreasing taxes decreases payment on that debt which is accruing interest that your children and grandchildren will pay.