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Consider that lots of people regularly and voluntarily give a certain percentage of their income to their religious institution, without any kind of enforcement
by cvoss 2y ago
Consider that lots of people regularly and voluntarily give a certain percentage of their income to their religious institution, without any kind of enforcement structure. There is a belief that such practices are good, right, and required. And it must be a strong belief, because people do love their money.
Second, taxes are not a gift or donation, nor is the government just taking them from you. They are payment for services. It's true that you are locked into a business transaction with the government, but it's meant to be a fair exchange. And unless you are incredibly wealthy, you have a favorable rate in the sense that the services you receive are worth more than what you're paying for.
- chii 2y ago> without any kind of enforcement structure. it's peer pressure. Just because the force isn't voilence doesn't mean there isnt a reinforcement structure. > They are payment for services. so back to the art grants - are they services the citizens really want?
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- int_19h 2y agoAs someone living in US, a significant part of my taxes is used to bomb some people overseas for no good reason that I can think of. The value of that "service" for me is effectively negative (it makes another 9/11 that much more likely).