While I dislike paying taxes myself, I can also imagine how different our infrastructure system would be if we didn't pay something to a central organization such as the government. Think about the consequences if road conditions were the responsibility of the person whose property the road crossed.
I can just see driving from a fully paved road with enclosed storm drains to a dirt road with no ditches or shoulders and raw sewage at the roadside to a tarmac road with formed ditches...
It's all right to assume your own personal responsibility, but too many people assume no responsibility.
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Re:In The Year 2525...
Posted by: ITeacher on October 29, 2004 01:52 AMWhile I dislike paying taxes myself, I can also imagine how different our infrastructure system would be if we didn't pay something to a central organization such as the government. Think about the consequences if road conditions were the responsibility of the person whose property the road crossed.
I can just see driving from a fully paved road with enclosed storm drains to a dirt road with no ditches or shoulders and raw sewage at the roadside to a tarmac road with formed ditches...
It's all right to assume your own personal responsibility, but too many people assume no responsibility.
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