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Wow -- downvoted to troll status? Maybe I should clarify my argument. The parent PROMISED us that our money would turn to dust. I think it's safe to say that g
by timcederman 18y ago
Wow -- downvoted to troll status? Maybe I should clarify my argument. The parent PROMISED us that our money would turn to dust. I think it's safe to say that generally taxes get turned into 'good' things, even if some misappropriation does occur. I think to say that any extra taxed money goes to waste is a little extreme.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoit's not safe to say at all. it's one of the most dangerous misunderstandings of our time.
- timcederman 18y agoI think the very existence of organized governments with stable economies along with generally healthy and happy populations means not all taxes are going to 'dust'.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoso....without taxes it would be impossible to have a stable economy or happy populations? I don't follow.
- timcederman 18y agoDon't change the argument. I never inferred, let alone stated "it is impossible to have a stable economy or happy populations without government". I am saying that empirically you can see that governments in first world countries generally aren't screwing things up so much you can say taxes are completely wasted. You can also feel free to infer that I don't think the free market would do a better job, but that wasn't ever my argument.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agothey ARE screwing things up. bad government is the number one killer of the 20th and 21st centuries. it's not even a contest.