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by pyre 5580 days ago
You seem to be arguing against city-level taxes with examples of the ways that federal-level taxes are used...
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binspace 5580 days ago
It's not like "public transportation, fire safety, paved roads, bridges, public schools, police officers, health inspectors, safety inspectors, public parks, libraries, clean air, (relatively) fair corporations, airports, hospitals, court systems, electricity, vehicle regulation, elections, veteran associations, child support, public television..." is entirely in the domain of the city government.

I just have a adverse reaction to arguments that claim I should appreciate a service provider that charges too much. Sorry, don't like getting ripped off.

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pyre 5579 days ago 

  > bailouts, wars, and other profiteering
This was your original argument against being charged too much by the city government.

  > Sorry, don't like getting ripped off.
You could do without the snark. This came across to me like you were implying that I thought that you liked being ripped off or that you deserved it.
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