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I shouldn't need to point this out, but this is plainly nonsense. Do you not see how people might not mind paying for e.g. a public park even if they don't pers
by bamfly 3y ago
I shouldn't need to point this out, but this is plainly nonsense. Do you not see how people might not mind paying for e.g. a public park even if they don't personally use it, but might object to paying the exact same amount of money to upgrade the pool at a country club they're not a member of? There absolutely is a difference.
If there were no difference, why would we ever argue over how public money is spent? It's all the same, right?
- alphanullmeric 3y agoThere is no difference to whether or not it is forced, not whether or not you support it.
- singleshot_ 3y agoIf I forced you to pay a dollar for a bag of M&Ms and you forced me to pay a dollar to cut off my foot with a chainsaw, would that be exactly the same thing? Why or why not? Of course, we have both forced each other to do something... (which is to say I not sure I believe that I have gotten the point of this conversation across to you effectively, which is unfortunate).
- alphanullmeric 3y agoDid you read this part? > There is no difference to whether or not it is forced
- singleshot_ 3y agoThis quote was not present in your original post. Accordingly, no, I did not read it. You said "There is no difference" but of course, there is. I could tell you what the difference is, but then I would have been successfully trolled, so I think I'll just leave the rest to you. Good luck!