Varyk@sh.itjust.works to worldnews@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 years agoRiots in France caused by police shooting 17-year-old: 40,000 officers will be deployed; 180 people arrested around the country, 170 officers have been injuredwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoI’d certainly rather have lower taxes and only pay for services I actually fucking want.
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 years agoYou don’t want health care, social security or education? You think that right now your taxes are only paying for things you want? You’d rather pay $33000 for an emergency appendectomy you had no preparation for than $4000?
minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years ago You don’t want health care, social security or education? Not to the extent that I would be paying in taxes under a socialized system, no. You think that right now your taxes are only paying for things you want? Lack of perfection is not an excuse for not pursuing improvement.
I’d certainly rather have lower taxes and only pay for services I actually fucking want.
You don’t want health care, social security or education?
You think that right now your taxes are only paying for things you want?
You’d rather pay $33000 for an emergency appendectomy you had no preparation for than $4000?
Not to the extent that I would be paying in taxes under a socialized system, no.
Lack of perfection is not an excuse for not pursuing improvement.