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I once told someone: "look, when I step outside, I don't want to see homeless people. That is why I happily pay my taxes and am supportive of social safety nets."
I have different reasons like human rights but in that conversation, a selfish perspective was the better way to make the point.
Oh that's a good one. Mind if I steal it for future use?
Sure. I strongly support the usage of selfish leftish reasonings.
Another good one is "look, I don't want me shit stolen, poor people steal my shit. less poor people, less shit of mine is stolen. That is why I support a social safety net"
Obviously in reality, the rich steal more of my shit but that is the next left wing reason of taxation.
Edit: for free education, there are also some good ones. Free education => more accessibility => more e.g. doctors, cheaper quicker healthcare. More doctors => more competition => better doctors and better service.
There’s a reason we talk about collective self interest. There’s no point in organizing human societies otherwise.