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daleknauss | 12 years ago | on: The Massachusetts Software Tax

What an absurd argument. Of course no one enjoys paying taxes but that doesn't make them theft. My guess is that 90% of children would rather be outside playing than sitting in the classroom, yet still we objectively know that they're better served by learning.

Likewise, people who gripe about taxation fail to recognize that it's an important, though often annoying process. The number of essential government services that you use everyday, even without leaving your house is surprisingly high.

What's more, this concept that we should leave everyone to fend for themselves and should simply ignore those who are less fortunate borders on sociopathy. I, for one, take comfort in knowing that even if everything in my life falls apart, there are some basic social safety nets in place to keep me from starving to death of the streets.

daleknauss | 13 years ago | on: USPS Discrimination Against Atheism?

It seems to me that their control packages should have had tape with 'less offensive' text on them. This would ensure that it's not just a matter of the atheist packages being more eye-catching or out of the ordinary.
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