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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by moduspol on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @09:12PM (#15867054)
Parent point: Why do farmers see taxes paid as providing no value to them? Don't they want roads?

My point: Nobody wants to pay taxes they don't have to, and farmers are no different from upper-middle class blue state residents in that regard. It doesn't mean they literally don't want roads.

That blue state residents already pay more in taxes than they get back is irrelevant. Nobody wants to pay more in taxes, and that doesn't mean nobody wants roads.

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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by aisofteng on Thursday December 07, 2017 @12:07AM (#15867755)
>Nobody wants to pay more in taxes

Bullshit. I'm happy to pay more in taxes if it means that the society I'm a part of improves as a consequence.

Whether money from a tax increase is well spent is another question, however.

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