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I pay my taxes because I'd be in jail if I didn't. So much of what I pay goes to killing people all over the world, spreading the US hegemony, and jailing peopl
by oppositelock 8y ago
I pay my taxes because I'd be in jail if I didn't. So much of what I pay goes to killing people all over the world, spreading the US hegemony, and jailing people for victimless "crimes" which I personally consider to be non-issues, that I'm disgusted each year when I tabulate my taxes.
So, you feel pride, I feel disgust. Society does have a cost, but building shared infrastructure and whatnot doesn't have to be funded via just one mechanism, one which can do whatever it feels like all over the world.
- dwaltrip 8y agoWhich government would you rather give your tax money to?
- BLKNSLVR 8y agoDon't use the excuse that your government couldn't do better just because others are worse. That ends up being the race to the bottom that we're currently witnessing.
- dwaltrip 8y agoI didn't mean to justify the status quo, merely to point out the difficulties. We should absolutely work to improve things. But we shouldn't do so blindly.