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It's not some technical point but crucial. The person is using the idea of 'my taxes are paying for their blunder' as a moral point. But that's simply not true.
by mempko 3y ago
It's not some technical point but crucial. The person is using the idea of 'my taxes are paying for their blunder' as a moral point. But that's simply not true. It completely nullifies that argument because they are basing their moral pondering on some fiction.
We can pretend the world works one way and be mad about how people are taking advantage of the system, or we can understand how it actually works and maybe, just maybe, change it for the better.
- tivert 3y agoYou should just cut to the chase with the absolutely crucial point that nullifies their argument that the the literal dollars they sent the government to pay their taxes are almost certainly not being wasted on X, because those are different dollars!