• abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    18 hours ago

    “Why should I, a man who religiously drives and has no children or grandchildren, pay for these things?”

    Because it benefits you and society at large in other ways. It is in society’s best interests that people are educated so they can do much more in society than they would’ve otherwise. It is in society’s best interests to have robust, comprehensive public transport, because that way the roads won’t be clogged up, stopping you from driving. It benefits you that the nurses at your care home can read what meds they’re giving you and can do maths. It benefits you if people can get to their destinations without driving otherwise you would not be able to park at your destination. Your meals on wheels not getting stuck in traffic? The ambulance being able to get to you and get you to the hospital on time? The people around you being able to have the skills to operate in not just the work place and the world? All of that benefits you.

    Thinking like this is how we ended up in the shit we’re in worldwide.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      Yep.

      Just cause you don’t actively use it every day, doesnt mean you don’t actively benefit from it every day.

      People are so myopically fucking ignorant…

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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      17 hours ago

      I’d be willing to wager these people also exhibit telltale signs of anti-social personality disorders. Who woulda thunk, that anti-social people would be antithetical to society?