10 sats \ 18 replies \ @DesertDave 23h \ on: Which tax do you hate more? econ
The ones where someone else thinks they have a right to anything that I earned for no reason. I'm a ghost.
You don't want to pay for free education, roads, libraries and other infrastructure, defense and environmental protections?
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Free, FREEEEEEE! Yes, everything for free. But my only question is if it is free to you who is paying for it? TANSTAAFL
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No thank you. I want I live in nature in a small communities where we don't need any of those "services". We can make our own roads and teach our own children. And the rest of it is nonsense to me. Just my opinion. I know other people want to live differently than I do.
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Largely agree with you and you can do that but not everyone has that choice to get out from the city. Even living in the country can appreciate some public services like libraries...although the internet and e-books have reduced their value perhaps.
Definitely good to reduce our dependence upon the state and live as free and independently as we can - its a great feeling being more self reliant.
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But still, Mr. Taxman will come for YOU for whatever you have. Robbers have no barriers to their greed. Those “services” can be provided by someone, NOT the state.
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Personally I don't feel overtaxed but IMO most workers and consumers are paying more tax than they should while very wealthy rich pricks fund politicians to give them tax cuts.
The private sector will never provision sound foreign policy, trade negotiations, military, policing, major infrastructure, fundamental science research etc.
A mixed economy with mostly free markets and some state provision is the ideal.
To achieve this you need an involved public who participate in the democratic process- something that becomes difficult over time but something that we can all contribute to.
The wealthy rich pricks like to foster the belief that all politics is corrupt and so make citizens cynical and disengaged- all the better for their crony capitalism. This is what is destroying liberal western democracies as much as anything else.
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Don’t they think that they have the right to everything you own and earn, even your body? Sure looked like it in 2020.
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Yeah. 2020 was when I saw the writing on the wall and left the city.
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I wasn’t quite in that situation, myself, however, a farm in the country with a mote around it would be perfect!
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Yes. We still have a lot of work to be more self sustaining. With food especially.
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Listen to Joe Salatin to get inspired!
Brilliant podcast about regenerative farming.
Relates too so well to your post the other day about 'do cows have feelings'.
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He has some really great ideas. I would like to be able to revive land as he does. Where I live, we have a few inches of topsoil and everything under that is really beautiful sand — it would be great for rammed earth buildings but not a lot else.
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Yes am on similar land with mostly stone/rocks (glacial and river wash) beneath the thin layer of windblown topsoil- however am hoping with trees and livestock to get things working. Already the soil is improving and have a garden growing most of our vegetables. Previously the land was a monoculture and the soil is seriously depleted but over time it can be rebuilt. Just digging kitchen scraps and manure into the soil gets things started.
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If you are near a place that has cattle, the manure is really a great amendment. It also helps a lot when you are trying to hurry composting along.
I look at intensive gardening practices now. We also do hydroponics, when I can get out to the garden in my backyard.
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Awesome. That's a great skill
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