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Therealsteve · 31-35, M
Where I'm living in the UK, the hellish welfare state, there is a local mentally ill man. He is being given welfare (whilst also committing benefit fraud) to exist, and spends that existence assaulting people, trashing the house he shares with other struggling people, ordering takeout after takeout, buying endless cigarettes and then the tax payer, on top of paying for his housing and drugs, will then be paying for his inevitable treatment costs.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@Therealsteve You reduced this person's entire existence to a stereotype.
Therealsteve · 31-35, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow You reduced -oversimplified- an entire issue down to a sentence. I made no attempt to say I wasn't presenting an anecdote in that case...
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@Therealsteve No, I provided a definition. Words matter.
And no, you presented a stereotype as an excuse to punch down at people who actually need social services. And it was worded in such a way as to present it as the norm, not a random anecdote.
Nice backpedal though.
And no, you presented a stereotype as an excuse to punch down at people who actually need social services. And it was worded in such a way as to present it as the norm, not a random anecdote.
Nice backpedal though.
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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Taxation is currently at a extreme imbalance where the wealthy are able to write off even housing as a tax deduction.
Eliminate at least these deductions, better still increase the darn taxes on the very wealthy. So that the average person can afford anything.
Yes they write off their housing and transportation! It's a business deduction.
Is it no wonder that less than the top 1% make more than the bottom 90% combined? 🤷🏻♂
Eliminate at least these deductions, better still increase the darn taxes on the very wealthy. So that the average person can afford anything.
Yes they write off their housing and transportation! It's a business deduction.
Is it no wonder that less than the top 1% make more than the bottom 90% combined? 🤷🏻♂
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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
Umm no. Taxation is not theft. You drive on roads and other infrastructure, public services, etc. They are not funded by pixie dust.
Anyone who thinks taxation is theft seem to have absolutely no idea how the services they use are paid for and seem to think it happens by magic.
Anyone who thinks taxation is theft seem to have absolutely no idea how the services they use are paid for and seem to think it happens by magic.
YoMomma ·
Our house tax is only 200$ 😅
dale74 · M
What's bad is if you improve your property they charge you more taxes
TexChik · F
According to whom?
SomeMichGuy · M
Property tax penalizes a person for improving property...
gol979 · 41-45, M
Yep. One of the biggest scams going.
Tminus6453 · M
Yes
dale74 · M
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