Jürgen Hubert on Nostr: Too many people take infrastructure for granted. It's not even: "I don't use this, so ...
Too many people take infrastructure for granted.
It's not even: "I don't use this, so why should I pay taxes for it?"
It's: "I am completely unaware of the tremendous, heroic efforts that are required on a day-to-day basis to keep civilization running, and me personally safe, healthy, and comfortable, and I refuse to educate myself on the subject - so why should I pay taxes for it?"
The machinery of civilization is becoming ever more complex, yet people are _still_ crying out for "simple solutions", as if there is such a thing anywhere outside of the fevered imaginations of populists.
It's not even: "I don't use this, so why should I pay taxes for it?"
It's: "I am completely unaware of the tremendous, heroic efforts that are required on a day-to-day basis to keep civilization running, and me personally safe, healthy, and comfortable, and I refuse to educate myself on the subject - so why should I pay taxes for it?"
The machinery of civilization is becoming ever more complex, yet people are _still_ crying out for "simple solutions", as if there is such a thing anywhere outside of the fevered imaginations of populists.