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Have you ever cared how much tax you pay? (feddit.uk)

submitted 4 days ago by manicdave@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It's always talked about in the media as if everyone cares, but I don't think I've ever heard a normal person complain.

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[–] PTSDwarrior@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago

Now more than ever, I don’t want to pay taxes except at the state level. If Medicare and social security will go the way of the dodo bird, why should I pay? If federal agencies that make this country a civilized country have been dismantled, why the fuck should I pay? If the military and security apparatus gets bigger yet we lose out on government services that actually benefit the people, why the fuck should I pay?

And I’m at the point where I will cut someone who tells me I HAVE to pay my taxes. Because the only thing keeping me from wilding out in real life and even on the internet is the threat of prison time.