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[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 91 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (6 children)

Funny, but taxes ARE cool. Anyone who disagrees is welcome to do the research by living in any number of failed states.

Don't be that guy that goes to dinner with a large group of friends then skips out on the bill.

Edit: quality shitpost!

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 29 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Nothing inherently wrong with taxation. The problems are how taxes are determined, how they're collected, and how that money is distributed.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 17 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Exactly. Conceptually, taxation isn't left, but the way some governments use those funds absolutely is theft.

Not to mention how angry people are about taxation, but are also completely unaware that conceptually, profit is actually left of your surplus value.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago

paved roads/wastewater treatment/food safety/free public education intensifies

"The government is robbing us blind! It's just like before the American Revolution, the winning local/state political candidate isn't the one that I voted for, this is oppression!"

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'd rather live in a world without government or currency. Taxes suck, but only insofar as it legitimizes and enables the monopoly of violence

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 9 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Have fun in Mad Max might makes right land.

[–] Ourst@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Mad Max land is what we have where people in the third world are impoverished so we can benefit off their hard work.

Capitalism cannot survive without exploitation at the bottom level.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Sure, but taxation and governments do not equal capitalism.

To your point, perhaps more than you said, capitalism is exploitation all the way down, not just at the bottom.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world -2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] barooboodoo@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

It's why I have my anal bum cover

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Capitalism is not cool, taxes are thus not cool.

Directly working to make your local community better is cool. Be the guy who comes over and helps you cook a meal with your other friends which you enjoy together.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but can I be the guy who supplies industrial amounts of chlorine, alum, sodium hypochlorite, lime, ferric chloride, sodium hydroxide, activated carbon, polyphosphates, hydrogen peroxide, and ozone for disinfection for my local water treatment plant? Can you spare the steel and engineering brother? I'm so thirsty.

I also have to take a dump. Can I give it to you? After we wash our hands, we can cook a meal together.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 0 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Your right, the only way people would want to do a job such as make life better for other people is through exploitation.

If we make them fear not having food or a home leading to death, we can force them to do the jobs you don’t want to do.

You’re such a good friend!

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Feel free to play with your little strawmen, just don't fall under the delusion that you are having a conversation with anyone but the ghosts in your head.