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   Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard) (markholtom@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2023 19:18:23 JST Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)

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   Here is a thought for you to ponder;

   "Taxes are how you build society."

   Some people think that the only taxes you need to pay are to fund the army, for the protection of the country, and the rest is down to you. The problem is, that ISN'T a society. Its every man for himself.

   Other people, such as myself, think that taxes should pay for education, health, infrastructure, policing, law as well as the army. Now if we had such a thing funded by taxes, then we would have a society.

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     Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard) (markholtom@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2023 19:18:53 JST Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)

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     Interestingly, over the last 13 years, the Conservatives have been busy removing funding from education, health, infrastructure, policing, law, and even the army. They are in the first group, where every man is for himself - with them giving each other a helping hand to ensure that they get to the trough first.

     The thing is that, even with this ethos of not paying for anything in society, they have still increased taxes and doubled our debt whilst halving our economy.