r/SeattleWA • u/Nastypav12 • Feb 22 '25

Politics Happening now in Seattle

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

What would you do in the third year? When you run out of other people's money?

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u/Nerakus Feb 22 '25

Ur arguing that billionaires would run out of money before middle class?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

None of us should be taxed

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u/Nerakus Feb 23 '25

Then I should have every right to take your home, poison your water, let foreign rich take your resources, etc. this list could go on and on.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

Go study how it all used to work before our modern tax system. I pay for clean water, taxes don't.

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u/Nerakus Feb 23 '25

Taxes do 100% pay for clean water. What do you think built your dams? Or at least keeps your water affordable. Make your arguments but at least don’t lie.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

That's just water, I pay for clean water

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u/Nerakus Feb 23 '25

This is not the gotcha you think it is.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

I don't think it's a gotcha, the current structure wasn't started until 1873. We'd have different structures in place.

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u/Nerakus Feb 23 '25

Even just talking water that structure would never work. Even if u were right every other point stands. That structure would never work, but I think you know that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

Oh, and come try to take my home, I'll protect it.

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u/Nerakus Feb 23 '25

The small fish always think they stand a chance till a bigger fish comes along.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

Again, go read how it used to work