Voluntary Tax? That’s Not How Any of This Works.

On collective responsibility, resentment politics, and the tired myth of taxpayer martyrdom.

I made the mistake today of posting a response to Peter McCormack (no, I don’t know her either) who was bemoaning just how terribly poorly we’re treating the wealthiest among us.

Remember to genuflect to your betters!

How we just don’t thank them enough. How they literally pay for everything (trotting out the oft misquoted claim that the top 10% of earne…