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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But they are in competition with eachother,

Is the free market in the room with us right now?

I am not a nationalist.

Do you like having paved roads and schools?

[–] aidan 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is the free market in the room with us right now?

I agree this is not a free market, but there is still competition.

Do you like having paved roads and schools?

My community could function on less tax money, less developed countries need it more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My community could function on less tax money, less developed countries need it more.

Must be nice to be part of the right community. The rest of the country has severely delepdated infrastructure and non existanant social services.

Good for u tho

[–] aidan 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The rest of the country has severely delepdated infrastructure and non existanant social services.

That's because of mismanagement not lack of money

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

That is correct. Too many middle men in government procurement leeching.