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Originally Posted by 68style
Hondaracer: I fucking hate it here, all the policies are terrible and the government is a clown show, country is a damn shithole... I'm LEAVING!
Also Hondaracer: I'm shamelessly going to take all the profits I've made from the policies I hate that created massive wealth in my RE investments and move somewhere with all my money I've made living in such a privileged shithole country and can afford services in my new paradise that likely only wealthy people can afford because those services aren't provided to everyone and pay less taxes because there's more diversification between rich and poor at said destination as well
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It's funny about some of these libertarian types.
The bolded reminds me of a recent conversation I had with a friend of mine -- older Greek guy, his parents are old, him and his family own a bunch of houses/condos throughout the lower mainland.
He was complaining about taxes and those funds diverted to social services, and the capital gains taxes he'd had on his parent's properties.
He believes the classic libertarian idea that taxes and government should only be involved with policing (property protection) and basic services, everything else should be privatized and self-funded.
I looked at him and chuckled and I said well, "Dino, many of these taxes that go to social services are what keep this country stable from an economic standpoint, they allow confidence in governance, making this country a safe and stable place to invest in. It can be argued that such taxes carry a direct correlation to the profitability, and steady increases to the overall value of the same properties/land your parents purchased many years ago in this city."
He stood there for a moment and said "Hmm... I didn't really think about it that way".
It's fascinating how short sided we can be in our political opinions.