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- mystified5016 1y ago[flagged]
- syeare 1y agoTaxation without representation could not be juvenile thinking, it's a founding concept of my country which seems to be lost today
- guitarbill 1y ago> Taxation without representation could not be juvenile thinking, it's a founding concept of my country which seems to be lost today If by "my country" you mean the US, it's perfectly happy with taxation without representation. Current examples include the District of Columbia, certain situations in U.S. territories, and permanent residents. Past examples e.g. women.
- arresin 1y agoIt depends where the gov spends it. And it’s more like mugging because theft doesn’t necessarily imply there’s a gun whereas with taxation there is.
- aeries 1y agoIsn't OP just arguing that, on balance, the other provinces subsidize Quebec via federal taxes?
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- cwillu 1y agoThere's a wildly misinformed group that spends a lot of time whining about equalization payments without understanding the first thing about them.
- tomhow 1y ago> extremely juvenile and uninformed take Please edit swipes of comments on HN. If someone seems uninformed to you, think about how to educate rather than deride. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- tomhow 1y ago> That is bullshit. > Quebec can provide all kinds of things with the billions of dollars it takes away from the people of other provinces every year. Please avoid inflammatory, political/ideological outbursts like this on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html