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> why should it be this way? I am curious why you would think this way. I've heard these kinds of arguments with respect to parking, and I still disagreed with
by blackflame7000 7y ago
> why should it be this way? I am curious why you would think this way. I've heard these kinds of arguments with respect to parking, and I still disagreed with them
Because what right do you have to determine what behavior is tax worthy over me in a free country where we are all equal? And if you say the solution is to vote on it, then my response is that there is a reason we are a republic and not a democracy.
- taxationisdeft 7y agoso you are arguing that I ought not have the right to vote for policy that disadvantages others? perhaps in regard to protected groups[1]. I thought you would present an argument for this method of taxation being more authoritarian than using environmental regulation (i.e. just banning cars with bad fuel economy, or setting CO2 limits on households) instead. (I find the latter more oppressive in my opinion) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group