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Re:Ask HN: What’s the most outrageous belief you’re confiden... by MattPalmer1086 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:14AM (#29736446)
I see taxes simply as the price of civilization. I would obviously prefer to have more wealth, but not at the price of having to create and defend everything myself!
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Re:Ask HN: What’s the most outrageous belief you’re confiden... by falcolas on Thursday December 30, 2021 @10:19AM (#29737384)
It’s my opinion that your wealth would not increase without taxes, because you’d have to explicitly pay for (and pay more for) a lot more things. Road use, security, medicine, bribes, food, etc.
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