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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.'
Oliver Wendell Holmes, (republican.)
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'Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.' (Original Post)
elleng
Nov 2014
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bhikkhu
(10,725 posts)1. Very true
Whenever I see one of those "Freedom Isn't Free" bumperstickers I want to add "Pay your Taxes!" to it.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)2. That is very true but
I sometimes feel like I am being robbed. I am not getting what I am paying for...
Sam
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)3. So true
Too bad the reTHUGliCONS don't believe in doing that.
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)4. Love that!!! ~nt
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)5. Hey, that's my line.
Having lived on an island with no income tax, I learned that -truly- taxes are Good. Bad roads, bad schools, no health department, fire dept with no water, murders rarely solved, & certainly no military, it drills that home.
Good to know rethugs used to be reasonable at some point in history.
Was that Jr or Sr OWH?
pampango
(24,692 posts)6. Most folks in every modern "civilized society" would undoubtedly agree with that. n/t
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)7. True dat.
Just ask some of the Scandinavian countries.