▲ 121 ▼ Wait, giving a fuckton of money to the people with a fuckton of money didnt work?!?!?!?!?!? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by DeadWorld@lemm.ee [M] to c/brainworms@lemm.ee 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Scruffy_Nerfherder@exploding-heads.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) What if no one paid any taxes? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) Have fun getting water and driving on roads. If your country is invaded I hope you can handle it alone. Among a shit ton of other things taxes pay for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago Reliable weather forecasts, disaster relief, education, consumer product safety, STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. People really sleep on the critical necessity of standardized weights and measures being one of the many invisible benefits brought to their lives by their tax dollars. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Scruffy_Nerfherder@exploding-heads.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) My country is being invaded with the help of my tax dollars. We don't have roads, we have a loose collection of potholes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'm sorry to hear that. What country do you live in? permalink fedilink source parent [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I've never been to the Midwest, but everyone I have met who lives there tells me they never pave the roads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) Have fun getting water and driving on roads. If your country is invaded I hope you can handle it alone. Among a shit ton of other things taxes pay for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago Reliable weather forecasts, disaster relief, education, consumer product safety, STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. People really sleep on the critical necessity of standardized weights and measures being one of the many invisible benefits brought to their lives by their tax dollars. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Scruffy_Nerfherder@exploding-heads.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) My country is being invaded with the help of my tax dollars. We don't have roads, we have a loose collection of potholes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'm sorry to hear that. What country do you live in? permalink fedilink source parent [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I've never been to the Midwest, but everyone I have met who lives there tells me they never pave the roads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago Reliable weather forecasts, disaster relief, education, consumer product safety, STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. People really sleep on the critical necessity of standardized weights and measures being one of the many invisible benefits brought to their lives by their tax dollars. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scruffy_Nerfherder@exploding-heads.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) My country is being invaded with the help of my tax dollars. We don't have roads, we have a loose collection of potholes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'm sorry to hear that. What country do you live in? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I'm sorry to hear that. What country do you live in? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I've never been to the Midwest, but everyone I have met who lives there tells me they never pave the roads. permalink fedilink source parent