• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Yeah you’re right. Let’s not pay taxes at all. Oh wait, we did that. It didn’t work. Its called the Kansas Experiment.

    How the government decides to spend taxes and the act of paying taxes itself are two exclusive things. If you dont like how your taxes are being spent. Vote in better people.

    Nobody cares about local elections and that’s why our society seems to be crafted out of footguns.

    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      This country operated without an income tax for 135 years and you’re citing a 5 year period in a single state? Talk about cherry picking.

      Taxes are necessary, fine. Cheerleading them is stupid. You’re not a hero for paying taxes, you’re doing the bare minimum to stay out of jail. And considering how they’re spent, you’re kind of a villain.

      If you dont like how your taxes are being spent. Vote in better people.

      Oh, it’s my fault the feds reguarly use my money to kill people, ok. Guess I should have voted harder.

      Hey, if this is one single person’s responsibility, why haven’t you fixed it?

      Nobody cares about local elections

      My local taxes are rarely spent on bombs, drones, missiles, or genocides.