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Fuck the word taxpayer, it's a lie hiding in a literalism. It pretends that people are paying for some service and they could stop. No. Society, as individuals
by JulianMorrison 10y ago
Fuck the word taxpayer, it's a lie hiding in a literalism. It pretends that people are paying for some service and they could stop. No. Society, as individuals on behalf of the whole, has responsibilities. One of those is to pick up the tab when people's lives have been ruined through no fault of their own.
The whole "small government" thing has just been people blowing off their responsibilities.
- qaq 10y agoWhere do you draw the line? A lot of people make stupid choices do we pick up the tab for any stupid decision anyone makes?
- JulianMorrison 10y agoThere's a difference between a stupid decision and being defrauded. A debt incurred as a result of fraud should simply be null and void. Probably the best way to do this is to make it the fraudster's debt, and not the victim's.
- qaq 10y agoNone would argue with second part. I would say not doing a google search before spending 10k+ is closer to stupid action .
- johnward 10y agoI don't think you understand how these schools sell their "education" to people who are ignorant of higher education. They literally targeted people who don't know any better and promise that they will make $75k out the gate.
- qaq 10y agoThat is immoral such as all fraud is, but we do not compensate victims of bank fraud, medical fraud, ponzi schemes the list is infinite.
- johnward 10y agoI draw the line at funding exxon but I can't just stop doing it.
- qaq 10y agoWe sure can, if just IT professionals spent 500 a year on lobbying change it would dwarf all the existing lobbying efforts + election packs combined.
- ancap 10y agoI agree with your disdain of the word taxpayer. More appropriate would be "tax victim". You have a fallacy in your premise, however. Government is not synonymous with society.