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Re:Minimalism conceals the messy realities of society by anotheracct on Sunday April 05, 2020 @12:18PM (#22786447)
That's not true at all. In another comment of mine I discussed this. They generally get their equipment outside of the community. They are no longer self sufficient in the sense that you think they are. They might make some shit but for sure go to Costco and stuff like that. The costco close to where I live even has a place for their horse and buggies(which should be outlawed IMO. The cruelty to horses is undeniable and the Amish don't even pay road taxes).

You have a big misconception about Amish. They are not minimalists in any sense of the word. Don't let the button thing fool you. They're just a shitty cult at this point.

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Re:Minimalism conceals the messy realities of society by frosted-flakes on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:16PM (#22786865)
What are "road taxes"? Where I'm from, highway infrastructure is funded with general taxes (property or development taxes in municipalities, or federal/provincial income and sales taxes). There are additional taxes on fuel, but that covers only a small part of roaid maintenance.

And the Amish definitely pay taxes, even for schools which they don't use. (An exception is social security in the US because they were exempted from the very start, but they can't collect it either.)

Also, how is having horses pull buggies cruelty to animals? Horses are working animals, and it's no great hardship for them to pull a buggy or a plough. They can be overworked or treated roughly, but so can any animal.

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Re:Minimalism conceals the messy realities of society by samoa42 on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:34PM (#22786962)
> how is having horses pull buggies cruelty to animals? horses are working animals

pretty sure that horses would disagree ;)

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