03-20-2009, 02:38 AM
Someone saying they want tax dollars to pay for x means that they want
everyone else, including you and me, to pay for x. In some cases this
makes sense: we can't all hire our own army or police force.
In matters where we make our own personal choices, eg buying a car,
having a child, making a living as a travelling poet, it's up to the
individual to live by and pay for the consequences.
It's true, tax dollars pay for schools. But children (of certain ages)
are required by law to attend school so that's not a purely personal
choice.
People should do whatever makes them happy, but they shouldn't expect
other people to pay for it.
everyone else, including you and me, to pay for x. In some cases this
makes sense: we can't all hire our own army or police force.
In matters where we make our own personal choices, eg buying a car,
having a child, making a living as a travelling poet, it's up to the
individual to live by and pay for the consequences.
It's true, tax dollars pay for schools. But children (of certain ages)
are required by law to attend school so that's not a purely personal
choice.
People should do whatever makes them happy, but they shouldn't expect
other people to pay for it.