Riots in France caused by police shooting 17-year-old: 40,000 officers will be deployed; 180 people arrested around the country, 170 officers have been injured
Riots in France caused by police shooting 17-year-old: 40,000 officers will be deployed; 180 people arrested around the country, 170 officers have been injured
The killing has reignited anger in France at police violence, especially against people of color. On Thursday, after two nights of violent protests, riot police officers fired tear gas to break up a march being held for the slain 17-year-old.
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Sounds a lot like "it's not my problem until it actually affects me personally".
I don't know why people want to avoid paying as little taxes as possible when it basically improves the infrastructures/services in their own communities.
Sounds a lot like “it’s not my problem until it actually affects me personally”.
That is, fundamentally, the definition of "my problem". If I'm not effected, it isn't my problem, simply by nature of not effecting me. Not exactly sure what point you're trying to make with it.
I don’t know why people want to avoid paying as little taxes as possible when it basically improves the infrastructures/services in their own communities
Because I have little interest in community services and infrastructure.
I mean, when you consider the US government spends more (almost twice as much) on healthcare per capita than most countries with free healthcare, you're literally paying more taxes for it AND you have to shell out 50k$ when something bad happens.
Your only argument is "Taxes bad" even when we're talking about a system that would actually cost less taxes, just because it has a side effect of also helping less fortunate people.
How much more egocentric can you get lmao
you’re literally paying more taxes for it AND you have to shell out 50k$ when something bad happens
And yet my taxes are significantly lower than if I were in any of the countries with socialized systems.
Not unless you're in like Arizona or Florida or other shit low-taxes states full of freedumb.
So unless I pay lower taxes, I don't pay power taxes? Brilliant fucking conclusion you've come to there
Nah what I'm saying is that most states' taxation rates are pretty close to what you'd get in other developed countries.
Except pretty much every other developed country has cheap healthcare and education. The US is truly alone in this, and it shows, because the US also has some of the worst inequalities of the modern world.
because the US also has some of the worst inequalities of the modern world.
Ok and I care why?
Because maybe, just maybe, you're a good person?
Oh and also because pretty much every economist agrees that lower inequalities are better for the economy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Oh and also because pretty much every economist agrees that lower inequalities are better for the economy
Sorry, I don't consider the purpose of life to be optimizing spreadsheets.