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Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C... by zxcdw on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @10:27AM (#5899363)
Funding someone does not make one responsile a single bit.

I am not responsible for an act you do with the knife I sold you last week, unless I did it in consent of you commiting the act. My parents aren't responsible for the acts I do.

Only when there's power, there's responsibility. Taxpayer does not have power over military, hence why taxpayer has no responsibility.

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Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C... by oftenwrong on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @03:03PM (#5901282)
I see it differently. Without the tax money, the military could not operate. When I choose to pay our taxes, I am choosing to give money in support of the military's operations. I may disagree with the military's actions, but I choose supporting them (a little bit) over putting my life at risk by not paying. In that case it is a lose-lose situation.
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