• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    Fuck taxes.

    Taxes are what enable countries to make parenthood safe and affordable for everyone, and provide healthcare and education for all the children. “Fuck taxes” is shortsighted.

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      19 hours ago

      As an American & living in IL, double whammy, enough of my tax dollars are stolen & repurposed for…anything they want, really, besides improving society and the lives of citizens. So that’s lost on me.

      We needed to legalize gambling in IL, “for the children & roads”. We need to legalize marijuana, “for the children & roads”. With the last one, they legalized it (yay) and the money does indeed go into the fund for education & roads…but then they move that exact amount out of the fund & take it elsewhere, like it’s their own personal piggy bank. 😆 The corruption is so obvious, it would be funny if it wasn’t ruining our lives.

      It’s like dealing with a bunch of morally bankrupt children, “You said it has to go into the fund…but you didn’t say I couldn’t take it out & spend it on other stuff!” Bitch, do I really have to?? It’s kind of implied, when we’re raising taxes for the children & the roads, that you spend the money on child education. And the roads. Like George Carlin, I am inclined to think this is by design.