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> Lockdowns were in violation of the right to free assembly, No right in the constitution has ever been, and never will be, absolute - including the right to l
by KennyBlanken 2y ago
> Lockdowns were in violation of the right to free assembly,
No right in the constitution has ever been, and never will be, absolute - including the right to life. For example, your right to life ends the split second after you are a credible threat to someone else's right to life - which is why cops will shoot you if you point a gun at someone - or them.
Your right to leave your house ends when doing so means you could make other people seriously or life-threateningly sick. Hence why health departments have had the legal authority to order people confined for two centuries.
You want to participate in society? There are requirements. If you don't like them, go live in a country that doesn't have those laws - there a plenty of countries with little functioning government where you can live out your libertarian wet dreams.
> The wealthy pay more taxes, anyone who understands how tax brackets are structured should know this.
In 1960, billionaires paid a 56% tax. Today they pay a 23% tax: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/03/opinion/global-billionaires-tax.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/03/opinion/globa...
In 2018 billionaires paid less tax than the poorest half of the population:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/08/first-time-history-us-billionaires-paid-lower-tax-rate-than-working-class-last-year/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/08/first-tim...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/incom...
- veeti 2y ago> If you don't like them, go live in a country that doesn't have those laws - there a plenty of countries with little functioning government where you can live out your libertarian wet dreams. Or they could move to the total opposite, a notorious high government nanny state like Finland, where the mere suggestion of a curfew was immediately dismissed as unconstitutional as it should be.