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> I don’t pay taxes to help other people. I pay taxes to protect myself. You pay taxes so that there are roads, healthcare, schools, libraries, firefighters, e
by olliej 5y ago
> I don’t pay taxes to help other people. I pay taxes to protect myself.
You pay taxes so that there are roads, healthcare, schools, libraries, firefighters, etc, and yes police and the military.
The bulk of taxation in pretty much every country - even the US - goes to supporting the common good, not some naive idea of protection.
- xboxnolifes 5y agoI have this strange feeling you could switch two sections in there and make the exact opposite argument. ----- You pay taxes so that there are roads, healthcare, schools, libraries, firefighters, etc, and yes police and the military. The bulk of taxation in pretty much every country - even the US - goes to protection, not some naive idea of supporting the common good. ----- Also note how all of your examples are nationally bound, not global services.