Conversation

Aella
@Aella_Girl
I ask a lot of questions but don't go into my beliefs too often. Here's a summary of my positions on some controversial things: * worker's unions are probably bad * body dysphoria is real and trans people should be able to transition as treatment *stereotypes are based on truth
24
206
Aella
@Aella_Girl
* minimum wage is probably bad * corporate influence of the legal system is absolutely horrible * democracy is probably not ideal * requiring other people use your preferred pronouns is a violation of boundaries * trying to use people's preferred pronouns is good 2/
3
81
Aella
@Aella_Girl
* we should be more sympathetic to cheaters * building permits/zoning are probably bad * taxes are BAD, but I probably support "revenue through collective good punishment" like heavy fines for environmental pollution * experiencing (not acting on) attraction to children is fine
7
58
Aella
@Aella_Girl
Replying to
@StalinsNose
I suspect a lot of the problems we have are *caused* by a lot of regulations; if we remove those, society will work itself out and to some extent those issues will resolve themselves (e.g., welfare, healthcare). National defense is maybe the one exception.
2
3
Aella
@Aella_Girl
Replying to
@Aella_Girl
and
@StalinsNose
Like I said in the og thread, I do support the use of revenue taken from people who cause 'generalized' harm (e.g., polluting a water supply, spreading an illness). I *possibly* would support the minimal possible tax for use for defense, if the first option isn't enough.
1
Stalins Nose
@StalinsNose
Replying to
@Aella_Girl
I agree that taxing heavily, industries that cost us environmentally, is a good move. But that won’t cover all the other requirements our societies fail to support adequately. Again, I’m talking about the poor, ill, unemployed etc.
1
Aella
@Aella_Girl
Replying to
@StalinsNose
Again, I think instead of patching what exists, we should look at why it exists in the first place, and I believe a *lot* of this is due to government regulations. If you shrink the government and its heavy hand, you won't *need* its revenue that much anymore.
Stalins Nose
@StalinsNose
Replying to
@Aella_Girl
You haven’t explained, how, after the government dissolves whatever regulations you’re alluding too, society starts healing itself? What magic is gonna happen when we stop paying taxes?
1