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by tjwebbnorfolk 138 days ago
Yea, like anything, you get out what you put into it. I wouldn't describe that as society "owes" me something.
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CrimsonCape 138 days ago
"No taxation without representation" is a perfectly reasonable stance.
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svnt 138 days ago
Parent was talking about children (npi) — they don’t get out of society what they put into it. Society owes them care for bringing them into it, and if society defaults on this debt then society ends.
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johnvanommen 137 days ago
> Society owes them care for bringing them into it, and if society defaults on this debt then society ends.

Society owes you nothing.

Your premise is false.

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svnt 137 days ago
A society of people with your belief does not exist.
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gspr 138 days ago
What's society for then?
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