Rehabilitate federal finances by increasing federal taxes. — Benefit

Benefit

The tax increase would be socially acceptable.

Discussion

• Dario Miglioretto (2026-02-26): What is socially acceptable? Can taxes be socially acceptable? Those with high incomes who pay correspondingly more taxes are probably less affected by the tax burden, even though a higher percentage is paid due to progression. A federal tax is paid for central services where the service is roughly the same for all residents. It would be unfair if some contributed more than others.
• ↳ Oliver Herren (2026-03-01): That is an interesting perspective but leaves out an essential point: Those with high incomes or large wealth disproportionately benefit from state services. A stable legal system, public security, functioning infrastructure, and social stability are the basic prerequisites for being able to succeed economically at all. Without these state guarantees, wealthy individuals would probably have to spend immense sums on private security services or exclusive infrastructure. As seen in countries with weak state structures. There, quality of life drops massively if one can only move around in guarded 'gated communities.' A progressive tax is therefore not an 'unfair' contribution but a fair participation in the costs for protecting and maintaining the system that makes this prosperity possible in the first place.