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But I am sick & tired of hearing people blaming the lie that "some anonymous person/society told me to work hard and study hard, but now I'm not where I want to
by angersock 12y ago
But I am sick & tired of hearing people blaming the lie that "some anonymous person/society told me to work hard and study hard, but now I'm not where I want to be--it must be society's fault".
What if--and I'm just spitballing here--what if they're right? What if it is society's fault, because of the numerous extra requirements we place on people: car insurance, health insurance, taxes, etc.? What if we aren't actually giving back their money's worth?
- JonFish85 12y agoWait, those are the examples you're choosing? Car insurance, health insurance and taxes? I don't really understand what you're arguing, I guess. Would people be better off without car insurance, health insurance or taxes? Or are you saying that those services be provided for by the government (although how they're paid for without taxes, I couldn't tell you).
- angersock 12y agoHealth insurance, for example, is a layer of indirection and wage garnishing imposed by society due to its unwillingness to allow government provisioning of healthcare. Car insurance is required because cars are required, because society has forced sprawling urban and suburban design on the masses and neglected mass transit. So, yeah, I'm going to pick those examples.