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No man is an island. To teach, support, nurture my loved ones so that they know how their decisions affects others around them, and extend that into public policy. It's in my morality to use government, which is made up by us, for the common good, and for the benefit of all citizens, regardless of social or economic status, as well to ensure the freedoms, equality, and opportunity of the populous. With freedom and liberty also comes responsibility and a stewardship of our country.
Those values fit into...
*Taxes are not only dues paid for what this country has given us, but also an investment in the future good we will reap from them.
*Everybody has a right to education, a clean environment and health care. We all bear a responsibility to keep our neighbors as educated and healthy as possible. Without education, opportunity is cut off, which is immoral. Without healthiness, freedom is restricted, and so is opportunity. Dirtying up our land, water and air is nothing short of sinfulness, and (I got this from someone on DU yesterday) murder by proxy. Regulations, access to courts, and the free flow of information also fall into this category.
*The tax burden should be higher for those with the most wealth, because it's only moral to pay respect to the society which made laws, provided infrastructure, and an educated workforce which allowed the tycoon to get rich in the first place. Anything less than that attitude is one of a parasite.
*The wisdom, nurturence, opportunity and equality to not only accept, but ensure that each individual's rights are protected. Whether it's African Americans qualified for high paying jobs, access to important buildings for the disabled, women makeing reproductive choices, or gay couples who require survivorship rights. Many more not noted, but just as important. Because with responsibility to society, we also each benefit from it.
I may have more...
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