Re:Seattle City Council unanimously approves income tax for ...
by GauntletWizard on Monday July 10, 2017 @09:09PM
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Fair means that I get what I want, and you pay for it.
It's really simple. Occam's razor it. Take the cynical view, and figure out what someone proposing would gain from their proposal, vs what it would cost them and others. Offer a solution that would not benefit them, personally, as much, but would include more benefit for whatever else they're claiming they support. See how often you're taken up on that offer.
This cynical view has successfully managed to keep me from being infected with many of the most virulent memes of our time, like Bernieism and believing that lives matter. It's also protected me from the many, many women who want to sap my precious bodily fluids.
It's really simple. Occam's razor it. Take the cynical view, and figure out what someone proposing would gain from their proposal, vs what it would cost them and others. Offer a solution that would not benefit them, personally, as much, but would include more benefit for whatever else they're claiming they support. See how often you're taken up on that offer.
This cynical view has successfully managed to keep me from being infected with many of the most virulent memes of our time, like Bernieism and believing that lives matter. It's also protected me from the many, many women who want to sap my precious bodily fluids.
/self parody