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Those who advocate for socialism and for socialist candidates who want to tax everyone more are hypocrites of the highest order: if they truly believe in wealth redistribution, nothing stops them from making voluntary contributions to the government to do exactly that.

I asked SuperGrok what the total amount of voluntary contributions to the IRS was in 2024.

Its response: "In 2024, the total amount of voluntary gifts donated to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to reduce the public debt was $2,785,754.76. These contributions are accepted under 31 U.S.C. § 3113 and are tracked monthly in the footnotes of the Monthly Statement of the Public Debt (MSPD) reports published by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service."

Just under $3 million dollars.

The celebrities who advocated for the election of Zohran Mamdani are as follows:

Ava DuVernay (filmmaker), Ben Platt (actor/singer), Bowen Yang (comedian/actor), Cynthia Nixon (actress), Emily Ratajkowski (model/actress), Ilana Glazer (comedian/actress), Lorde (singer), Lupita Nyong'o (actress), Mandy Patinkin (actor), Mark Ruffalo (actor), Pedro Pascal (actor), Ramy Youssef (comedian/actor), Sarah Sherman (comedian), Sofia Coppola (filmmaker), Spike Lee (filmmaker), and Wallace Shawn (actor).

The combined net worth of these people is about $300 million. I guarantee that the $3 million in voluntary contributions to the IRS wasn't made by these celebrities, which would have only been 1% of their net worth.

Their strong, consistent message is: "TAX THE RICH!" Except for them.

Bernie Sanders used to complain about millionaires and billionaires until he himself became a millionaire - then he only complained about billionaires.

If Mark Ruffalo alone had put his money where his mouth is and given the government 10% of his net wealth of $35 million, that would have been more than the entire annual voluntary contributions to the IRS in 2024. But he didn't and few do because, in truth, no one wants to pay more in taxes.

They just want to look compassionate, asserting government as an arm of charity. They outsource. Using you and everyone else.

The truth is this: no one is compassionate when they're using other people's money.

Socialism is a scam, because no one who advocates for it wants to be on the contributing side of it.

6 Comments

Mack (Nov 7, 2025 10:31 AM):

Totally agree! And the funny thing is, Title 26 actually considers all
Income tax as “voluntary.” 128514128514

PJ Jackson (Nov 7, 2025 10:40 AM):

I find it likewise interesting that Rand Paul, one of the loudest Republicans in DC consumed with little more than our bloated budget, voted twice yesterday AGAINST halting Congressional salaries during shutdowns. 129396

Sarah Stewart (Nov 7, 2025 11:00 AM):

It is easy to be generous with other peoples money. The government exhorts more in taxes then gives carve outs and funding to certain favored groups. We asked a liberal friend, "Why don't you just voluntarily give extra on your taxes?" They replied, "because it's not fair -- everyone should have to give." Here's the truth about liberals: Misery loves company.

Sharon Clark (Nov 7, 2025 12:04 PM):

Thank you for saying what needs to be said! You're a great writer and patriot!

David Fallert (Nov 7, 2025 12:25 PM):

The next to last statement needs an edit. “Everyone is compassionate when they’re using other people’s money.”

Brett Rogers (Nov 7, 2025 1:54 PM):

No... no edit needed. Despite posturing as compassionate, when someone uses the money of others and not their own, they have no compassion.