Reminder about the state tax refunds: it is literally the exact same thing as a progressive tax structure with extra steps.

So I see a lot of people who think Georgia is doing something fundamentally different from, say, California with the tax refunds that just got approved by the state senate. People will argue with me that "It's just MY money I'm getting back, so it isn't socialist at all!" That could not be further from the truth.

The reason is that they are not returning a percent of your taxes, but rather everyone who is eligible is getting back the same amount of money. It's $250 to single filers, up to $375 to single adults who head a household with dependents and up to $500 to married couples filing jointly.

This means folks like me who pay quite a bit more in taxes than the average person are the people who are actually funding state projects, road maintenance, public works etc etc.

That's the EXACT SAME THING as simply using a progressive tax structure in the first place, except the government has to go through the motions of sending you back a check. Every time Georgia gives back a fixed amount in the form of a tax refund to you instead of a percent, it is mathematically the same thing is what all liberal states do in the first place when they collect taxes.

So, to all the conservatives who keep telling me Georgia is simply returning your money and that isn't socialist or progressive, the thing you are missing is that you are fundamentally benefiting from my money. Your tax return wouldn't happen otherwise, and this is an explicit form of wealth redistribution with the exception that the very poor get prayers instead of refunds. But as far is it goes, I am happy to contribute to such a liberal (if convoluted) policy.

That is all.