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[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why should you be drinking limited quantities?

What does it matter if you are a burden to the system or not with that you consume?

[–] LemmyIsFantastic -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why the fuck should I pay for your alcoholism?

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not? No, seriously, why not?

Firstly, YOU specifically, are not. Your taxes are. The same taxes used to bomb brown people and fund the murder of children. The same taxes that are used to pay the fire department to rescue kitties from trees.

You aren't paying for any of that. Are you suggesting that you should be directly responsible and accountable for the innocent people we kill on death row and the children soldiers we create? If so, what punishment would be appropriate for your part in those atrocities?

If you deny being part of those, what claim do you have on the money given to those in need?

So, I ask again: why not? It certainly isn't anything to do with what you're paying for.