102 Things Not To Do If You Hate Taxes

Carne Seca

Carne Seca

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1. Do not use Medicare.
2. Do not use Social Security
3. Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars.
4. Do not ask the National Guard to help you after a disaster.
5. Do not call 911 when you get hurt.
6. Do not call the police to stop intruders in your home.
7. Do not summon the fire department to save your burning home.
8. Do not drive on any paved road, highway, and interstate or drive on any bridge.
9. Do not use public restrooms.
10. Do not send your kids to public schools.
11. Do not put your trash out for city garbage collectors.
12. Do not live in areas with clean air.
13. Do not drink clean water.
14. Do not visit National Parks.
15. Do not visit public museums, zoos, and monuments.
16. Do not eat or use FDA inspected food and medicines.
17. Do not bring your kids to public playgrounds.
18. Do not walk or run on sidewalks.
19. Do not use public recreational facilities such as basketball and tennis courts.
20. Do not seek shelter facilities or food in soup kitchens when you are homeless and hungry.
21. Do not apply for educational or job training assistance when you lose your job.
22. Do not apply for food stamps when you can’t feed your children.
23. Do not use the judiciary system for any reason.
24. Do not ask for an attorney when you are arrested and do not ask for one to be assigned to you by the court.
25. Do not apply for any Pell Grants.
26. Do not use cures that were discovered by labs using federal dollars.
27. Do not fly on federally regulated airplanes.
28. Do not use any product that can trace its development back to NASA.
29. Do not watch the weather provided by the National Weather Service.
30. Do not listen to severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service.
31. Do not listen to tsunami, hurricane, or earthquake alert systems.
32. Do not apply for federal housing.
33. Do not use the internet, which was developed by the military.
34. Do not swim in clean rivers.
35. Do not allow your child to eat school lunches or breakfasts.
36. Do not ask for FEMA assistance when everything you own gets wiped out by disaster.
37. Do not ask the military to defend your life and home in the event of a foreign invasion.
38. Do not use your cell phone or home telephone.
39. Do not buy firearms that wouldn’t have been developed without the support of the US Government and military. That includes most of them.
40. Do not eat USDA inspected produce and meat.
41. Do not apply for government grants to start your own business.
42. Do not apply to win a government contract.
43. Do not buy any vehicle that has been inspected by government safety agencies.
44. Do not buy any product that is protected from poisons, toxins, etc…by the Consumer Protection Agency.
45. Do not save your money in a bank that is FDIC insured.
46. Do not use Veterans benefits or military health care.
47. Do not use the G.I. Bill to go to college.
48. Do not apply for unemployment benefits.
49. Do not use any electricity from companies regulated by the Department of Energy.
50. Do not live in homes that are built to code.
51. Do not run for public office. Politicians are paid with taxpayer dollars.
52. Do not ask for help from the FBI, S.W.A.T, the bomb squad, Homeland Security, State troopers, etc…
53. Do not apply for any government job whatsoever as all state and federal employees are paid with tax dollars.
54. Do not use public libraries.
55. Do not use the US Postal Service.
56. Do not visit the National Archives.
57. Do not visit Presidential Libraries.
58. Do not use airports that are secured by the federal government.
59. Do not apply for loans from any bank that is FDIC insured.
60. Do not ask the government to help you clean up after a tornado.
61. Do not ask the Department of Agriculture to provide a subsidy to help you run your farm.
62. Do not take walks in National Forests.
63. Do not ask for taxpayer dollars for your oil company.
64. Do not ask the federal government to bail your company out during recessions.
65. Do not seek medical care from places that use federal dollars.
66. Do not use Medicaid.
67. Do not use WIC.
68. Do not use electricity generated by Hoover Dam.
69. Do not use electricity or any service provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
70. Do not ask the Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild levees when they break.
71. Do not let the Coast Guard save you from drowning when your boat capsizes at sea.
72. Do not ask the government to help evacuate you when all hell breaks loose in the country you are in.
73. Do not visit historic landmarks.
74. Do not visit fisheries.
75. Do not expect to see animals that are federally protected because of the Endangered Species List.
76. Do not expect plows to clear roads of snow and ice so your kids can go to school and so you can get to work.
77. Do not hunt or camp on federal land.
78. Do not work anywhere that has a safe workplace because of government regulations.
79. Do not use public transportation.
80. Do not drink water from public water fountains.
81. Do not whine when someone copies your work and sells it as their own. Government enforces copyright laws.
82. Do not expect to own your home, car, or boat. Government organizes and keeps all titles.
83. Do not expect convicted felons to remain off the streets.
84. Do not eat in restaurants that are regulated by food quality and safety standards.
85. Do not seek help from the US Embassy if you need assistance in a foreign nation.
86. Do not apply for a passport to travel outside of the United States.
87. Do not apply for a patent when you invent something.
88. Do not adopt a child through your local, state, or federal governments.
89.Do not use elevators that have been inspected by federal or state safety regulators.
90. Do not use any resource that was discovered by the USGS.
91. Do not ask for energy assistance from the government.
92. Do not move to any other developed nation, because the taxes are much higher.
93. Do not go to a beach that is kept clean by the state.
94. Do not use money printed by the US Treasury.
95. Do not complain when millions more illegal immigrants cross the border because there are no more border patrol agents.
96. Do not attend a state university.
97. Do not see any doctor that is licensed through the state.
98. Do not use any water from municipal water systems.
99. Do not complain when diseases and viruses, that were once fought around the globe by the US government and CDC, reach your house.
100. Do not work for any company that is required to pay its workers a livable wage, provide them sick days, vacation days, and benefits.
101. Do not expect to be able to vote on election days. Government provides voting booths, election day officials, and voting machines which are paid for with taxes.
102. Do not ride trains. The railroad was built with government financial assistance.


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Canna Sylvan

Canna Sylvan

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What a crock of shit. The US government shouldn't be involved in half of those. The other half are lies. It'd take over two hours to debunk all those.

If you want, I could write on one a day.
 
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NoDrama

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Everyone pays taxes, can't think of a single person that doesn't pay some kind of a tax.

So i guess everyone is entitled to use all those things as much as he or she would like.

Lots of taxation will fix everything, for the politicians and the rich that is.
 
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NoDrama

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I really loved #6, as if the police give a shit if someone is going to kill you, that is none of their concern nor is it even in their job description to prevent crime or help you in any way. the police persons job is to investigate crimes and arrest criminals, they are not protectors of any kind. Judges have already ruled on this.

and #12, really? You can't have clean air without taxation? really? I think someone didn't really think this list through.

SS isn't a tax.
 
Carne Seca

Carne Seca

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NoDrama said:
I really loved #6, as if the police give a shit if someone is going to kill you, that is none of their concern nor is it even in their job description to prevent crime or help you in any way. the police persons job is to investigate crimes and arrest criminals, they are not protectors of any kind. Judges have already ruled on this.
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Personal opinion.

NoDrama said:
#12, really? You can't have clean air without taxation? really? I think someone didn't really think this list through.
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EPA

NoDrama said:
SS isn't a tax.
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"Social Security is a social insurance program that is primarily funded through dedicated payroll taxes called Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax (FICA)"
 
sync0s

sync0s

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Many of the things on this list are bullshit. The reason I say that is because they ride under the assumption that it wouldn't exist without the taxes being paid for the government to provide. Case and point: clean air and water.
 
deprave

deprave

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I have to agree, at least half the list is bullshit....I started rebuking each one and got to #50 or so and thought it was stupid and no point in rebutting each point, that would be just as childish as the list itself. There is really no arguing with such logical fallacies. The government doesn't clean all the airs and the water because of taxes that we pay. Police don't protect you, they are mobile secretaries that show up after the fact, If you call the police to your house your a fucking dumbass, even if you are a victim, and no thats not an OPINION. If its an opinion please tell us how the police COULD help you AT ALL?

I could go on and on.

Maybe I am an exception and it might sounds ridiculous if I put it out and argue this point for point but A LOT of these things I don't do or haven't done and would never do, including even such minor things on this list as use city water. So the whole point of this list is a cheapshot basically to say people say they don't believe in taxes YET look at all the things they do! GEE GOLLY WHAT A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES!"

Well I for one do almost none of this shit and the government has never "helped" me and doesn't give two shits about me and the same goes for you because the government doesn't give two shits about your ass and don't be fooled otherwise. You can get almost all of this shit without government or taxes and much of it we'd have otherwise without government or taxes.
 
Canna Sylvan

Canna Sylvan

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Deprave, my stupid cell phone isn't allowing me to like you! Oh well. I think the same but didn't feel like this list was worth that much effort.
 
MuyLocoNC

MuyLocoNC

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Looks like about 15% of the list the OP provided actually supports his assertion. As the others have already pointed out, the other 85% would exist through the private sector, would be more efficient and the services/benefits they provide would cost us far less in the end.

I guess the unintended point that he must be trying to make is, we can safely cut the government by 85%, which is exactly what many of us have been saying for quite some time. Obviously, it won't happen any time soon, but it is a strong argument. Well done, OP.
 
MuyLocoNC

MuyLocoNC

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Carne Seca said:
Why? Because you say so? If the listing is so wrong then why isn't anyone bothering to offer actual facts or proof debunking it?
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I thought I was being very generous by saying 15% was better off being handled by the government. Rather than me listing how each of the items could easily be handled by the private sector, since it's so obvious that like the other posters stated, it's a waste of time to do so, why don't you back up the original claim of the OP... give us a common sense argument why almost any of those on the list COULDN'T be handled by the private sector. I'll concede anything like military and police and a few others, but how about the rest?
 
mrboots

mrboots

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2 things you can do if you want to pay taxes:

1-make any money for any reason
2-buy any good or service from anyone

Why is there a tax on every single thing in our country? Can anyone name something in the legal regular economy that isn't taxed?
 
dukeanthony

dukeanthony

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Lets try mutlocos plan. Start by getting rid of all traffic laws regulations and stop lights. My uncle owns a tow truck and needs more business
 
mame

mame

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The private sector generally only picks up tasks that are profitable. With that in mind, sure, the private sector could take over some of the duties listed - but they have no incentive to do so... And so steps in the government, to execute tasks that people want and that the private sector does not produce. On that list, I see weather warning systems... What incentive is there for a private entity to commission such a program?

Also, you have to consider conflicting interests. If our water supply is privatized, for example, a quality water supply is more costly to produce and maintain than one that meets minimum standards. It is in the consumers interest to have a quality water supply, but a private entity's best interest is to maximize profits - potentially at the expense of water quality. A government entity does take into account costs, but the government is not left with the prospect of balancing conflicting interests (between quality and profitability). As an Oregonian, I like quality water...
 
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