“like first-time homeowner benefits, Medicare for senior citizens, and roads that even public transit users help fund through taxes”
First time homeowners benefits should go away. People should choose between renting and buying based on their personal economics. Government should not be benefiting homebuyers using the taxes of non-homeowners.
Medicare for senior citizens. Medicare is paid for by payroll taxes specifically to fund Medicare throughout one’s working career. Some high income Medicare recipients also pay additional into Medicare in retirement. So Medicare is a self funding program, paid for by the beneficiaries. If you live long enough you receive a return for what you’ve put in.
Roads. Roads are primarily paid for with gasoline taxes. The more you drive the more gasoline you use and therefore the more you pay for use of the roads. Users of roads pay. People who don’t use roads don’t pay. Seems very fair. She is obviously ignorant about public transit. The federal government, and many state governments, use highway money from the gasoline tax to subsidize public transit. Users of public transportation aren’t subsidizing roads through their taxes. It is people and business using the roads who pay for public transit through gasoline taxes.
AOC once again shows her ignorance. However we must remember the people elected to office are the choice of the constituents. It appears the voters of her district place a high value on stupidity.
And with Medicare, if you die before you’re eligible, the government keeps that money.