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I believe your tax example reveals your ignorance of the Amish and their place in American society. My friend, I mean no disrespect but you remind me of a youn

I believe your tax example reveals your ignorance of the Amish and their place in American society. My friend, I mean no disrespect but you remind me of a younger me. I was a teenage agnostic, but the politics were too convenient... I’m sure you want folks to take a medical treatment you believe will help them and others but we live in a diverse society that makes affordances for religious belief as a core pillar of our society. Whether or not you want that to be so is not germane to the issue of how one, here and now, is presented with an exemption from an otherwise mandatory government edict.

MisterBastahrd 5y ago
Maybe I'm misinterpreting you, but the only taxes the Amish don't pay are services they have been specifically exempt from paying (FICA, because their religion has a specific obligation to take care of their elderly) and taxes that come through state usage fees like driver's licenses. They pay federal and state income taxes, property taxes, and any other tax that comes along with those.
ASalazarMX 5y ago
> we live in a diverse society that makes affordances for religious belief as a core pillar of our society. I think you've stated the problem quite well: it's not a question of freedom, it's a religious and political issue. BTW, you shouldn't risk getting COVID. if I remind you of your younger self, you must be in the vulnerable age bracket because I'm 50.