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Originally Posted by rune
so, for whatever reason, i'm still paying for something that happened 50 years ago?
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First, yes, you are to a certain extent paying for that investment, still.
Second, examine the growth rate of the USA. Notice all of the new roads?
Third, notice that all of that infrastructure requires maintenance, both in terms of work, and training new people to do the work to maintain it.
Forth, society as a whole is investing in tomorrow in areas that cannot be easily captured by a private company.
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everyone pays too much tax. Taxes get burned on nothing. Wasted.
Taxes mean i have less overall choice in just about anything.
Taxes reduce everyones wealth.
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Prove it?
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Social-assistance should be extremely highly (much more than it is) regulated. Focusing on short term recovery, job placement etc etc.
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How much are you willing to spend on regulating social assistance, out of curiosity? Do you have statistics about what percentage of social assistance wouldn't "qualify"?
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People pay for things they do not use, and people use things they do not pay for.
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Have you ever taken a basic microeconomic course? Heard of externalities by any chance?