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There's a similar phenomenon when people grouse about paying taxes for "roads I don't even use." Even if we assume zero indirect benefits, the billing infrastru
by Terr_ 10mo ago
There's a similar phenomenon when people grouse about paying taxes for "roads I don't even use." Even if we assume zero indirect benefits, the billing infrastructure necessary to truly achieve that goal would create a creepy panopticon of constant surveillance.
This is difficult to convey to certain brands of self-styled libertarians.
- xigoi 10mo agoThe government already knows whether you have a car. What more information would they need?
- tonyedgecombe 10mo ago> creepy panopticon of constant surveillance Which we have anyway. We might as well get some benefits from it.