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And I think everyone is OK with your choice, they just don't want to subsidize it.
by JamesBarney 10y ago
And I think everyone is OK with your choice, they just don't want to subsidize it.
- criddell 10y agoI'm okay with taxes going up, but isn't that just how taxes are? Pacifists don't want their taxes to pay for the military. Pro-lifers don't want national healthcare to cover abortions. Some people think NASA is a waste of money.
- JamesBarney 10y agoThe military, healthcare, and NASA are have at least some aspect of being a public good. But that's not true of the suburbs, it's just a lifestyle choice. And it's just as weird as the federal government heavily subsidizing video game purchases.(ignoring externalities.)
- criddell 10y agoThe Quakers I grew up with might argue with you about the military, but I get what you are saying. Maybe a better comparison would be the tax deduction for mortgage interest or agricultural subsidies.