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Re:Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they ... by kaba0 on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:19AM (#25032514)
Which is absolutely null compared to their income, and does close to absolutely nothing to benefit society - it is only there so they can feel good about themselves.
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Re:Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they ... by throwaway0a5e on Monday November 09, 2020 @09:53AM (#25035367)
>and does close to absolutely nothing to benefit society

About half of society would say the same about taxes.

And therein lies the problem. There's a bunch of fundamental disagreements we need to work through.

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