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A Boring Dystopia
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Whether you are a hardcore capitalist, or any other political ideology, I just don't understand how anybody can be against social policies.
In my country, people complain that our benefits system is crippling us. SOME people take advantage of our disabilities and childcare benefits, but it's a small price to pay for having them -- at the end of the day, if I had a disability which meant I could not work, my country would take care of me. For that, I am more than happy to pay more tax.
This extends to healthcare, childcare, education, etc. it's easy to sit and grumble when you see the tax bill every month, but god forbid you ever actually need these services. I am VERY happy I do not require disability benefits, and I am VERY happy that I pay into a system that makes this (and other services) available for those who do.
Why would I want my tax dollars to the sick and elderly when they could be better used to help fund a billionaires pedophile sex ring??