Re: the future long term financial apocalypse of the USA

D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:

On Tue, 21 May 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote:
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D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:

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I am okay paying my share of taxes, as long as everyone else is paying their
share too, and I used to think most people are like that.  It's definitely
different from place to place.

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If you think taxes go towards a good thing, why would it change your
position if others pay or don't pay? Your money still does good.

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Because I am human, and humans get resentful when they feel like they are
being treated unfairly.  (Lazarus Long had something to say about this.)

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So you are saying that the only reason you like paying taxes is if all
other people around you are forced to do so as well.

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No, that is not what I am saying.  You are asserting the contrapositive.
--scott
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