A capitalist society functions on the basis that rights will be upheld--that people can leave their house and be reasonably confident that they won't get killed and that their stuff will still be there when they get back. Therefore I believe in taxation for services that provide personal and property protection (police/fire/EMS and military). Public roads are also a necessity as a transportation infrastructure for the military.
And that's where public funding should end as far as I'm concerned. The government does not have the right to play Robin Hood, pay people to drop crucifixes in jars of piss, spend millions to protect frogs and owls, etc.
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