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by vore 954 days ago
Because I like roads and public infrastructure and a social safety net?
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What, you wouldn't like a world where you can only drive on the roads you pay for, as part of your AppleWay™ subscription? Not to be confused with the roads available on GoogleMotor™, of course! But there would be some interoperability: every pedestrian crossing would support the Microsoft Nickel&Dime™ system, so you can pay to enable the crossing. No more would we be slaves of those irresponsible elected bureaucrats, but rather conscious consumers making informed choices between different companies!
You don't have a safety net. You have interest payments on the Iraq War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, GFC bailouts, HN bank bailout (SVC), and mountains and mountains of past spending. It will be 100% of the budget in not too long.