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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by clort on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @02:12AM (#28535801)
It sounds good but I find this framing uncomfortable because tax is not a penalty. Overweight people pay a penalty in a significant decrease in their quality of life, yes. That is not a tax though - tax is a contribution to society, and a decrease in one persons quality of life is not a contribution.
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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by kcplate on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:47PM (#28546969)
I was using it metaphorically. And for what it’s worth…some of us do consider tax a “penalty”
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