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Originally Posted by dicklague
I earned my money the hard way. I have a Porsche yup, and other cars. My wonderful wife and I raised and college educated 4 kids, and now have 10 wonderful grandkids.
I earned my little piece of paradise the the Santa Monica Mountains and with hard work and long hours. I pay lots of taxes and what do I get back?
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You get back a safe neighborhood and one of the best standards of living in the world. I'm sure you did work hard for all your accomplishments, but the infrastructure and legal framework you needed to do so are paid for by taxes. Anyone who has ever accomplished anything did so, first and foremost, because the opportunity was there. A person born in a poor country is very unlikely to achieve great success not because they don't work hard but because they don't have the opportunity to do so. Believe me, subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa don't get weekends off. They don't own Porsches either! So while we'd all like to pay less in taxes and see governments being more efficient, it's important to appreciate how lucky we truly are to live in rich countries and own cool cars. And if you think taxes are high in the USA, don't move to Canada! Ha ha!