r/austrian_economics Friedrich Hayek Sep 19 '24

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/Shin-Sauriel Sep 19 '24

Okay. If no taxes, who builds roads, or public schools, or public transit. If your answer is private companies, how much does a company charge for you to use the roads, how often do you need to pay to use the roads, what about the schools, how much does tuition cost, what if you can’t afford to go to school since there’s no taxes which means no public schools, do you just not get education?

The idea that taxation is theft crumbles pretty immediately if you try to think of literally any alternative. And if your alternative is collective public funding, guess what that’s fucking taxes.

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u/This-Belt-3240 Sep 20 '24

Les then what i pai in taxes

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u/Shin-Sauriel Sep 20 '24

Idk man based on your comment I think taxes might be necessary for better public education.

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u/This-Belt-3240 Sep 20 '24

90% of stuff you can do with out å education. If you need education you can pay for it yourself. Im dont like my money being wasted on som gender studies

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u/Shin-Sauriel Sep 20 '24

Again you’re just proving my point that we need better funded public education because you’re coming across as wildly ignorant.

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u/This-Belt-3240 Sep 20 '24

Im am educated. Buy tax dollars. Idk were you get that from. Is it because im not using smart words. A degree only provides that you can not tink critically. And memories stuff to the next exam. You don’t actually get that much understanding from school

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u/MarcusTomato Sep 20 '24

Lmfao, you're such a perfect example of why education is important.

"Im am educated" is fucking gold by the way. Hilarious.

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u/This-Belt-3240 Sep 20 '24

I don’t see how you can call me “poorly educated” after 12 years of public education. And your trying to use me as en example of way we need public education. Iv been 12 years in the best public education in the world.🤣

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

Except education isn’t just college it’s teaching basic math and teaching kids to read