Instead of telling voters that taxes are a burden they need relief from, progressive Democrats should take a cue from the most popular senator in the country and discuss taxes as both a path to a better life and a civic duty. By educating Americans that taxes are repayment for income and wealth created through society’s legal, physical, and social structures, we can lay the groundwork for large tax increases on millionaires, billionaires, and capitalists to fund necessary public programs and depower the American oligarchy.