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Re:Linus Torvalds: Get vaccinated. Stop believing the anti-v... by effie on Thursday June 10, 2021 @10:17PM (#27468613)
That is a very catastrophic view of the world. Taxes keeping us from destruction... I don't know, maybe they just keep us from evolving the society.

Indians were living fine before they ever heard of taxes. They had different organization, but they did have one. The same can happen in the future. A set of local communities with local order based on merit and seniority, without a bureaucracy somewhere far away trying to direct people's lives.

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Re:Linus Torvalds: Get vaccinated. Stop believing the anti-v... by grecy on Thursday June 10, 2021 @11:27PM (#27468941)
I don't disagree with you - and I lived in remote Africa for three years, so I've seen a thing or two - but I also think it's very important to remember that without taxes our lives would be immensely different.

As I mentioned most of the stuff we have now simply wouldn't exist. Would we do other things? sure. But don't imagine we can have this level of luxury and ease.

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