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The ballooning government control over our lives, our bodies, and our property is really freaking me out, and I feel helpless because the same government has made it extraordinarily difficult to find any escape. How do you handle this? What do you do?

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I probably speak for most liberal-y readers when I ask, has government control actually been unusually expansive lately? What are examples of what you’re worried about?

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Proposed increase capital gains tax, tax in general, the massive bailouts recently, the government money printing that's likely going to cause significant inflation, and just. In general I feel this all the time.

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I think I would have had even greater success if the government hadn't been taking away 30-50% of every dollar I earn, depending on the year. And I'm still horrified about violations that happen to people who aren't me.

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The 'don't tax me!' mindset is such an inherently selfish one to me. Of course the efficiency and utilization of taxes can be debated, but not the concept itself, unless a person has zero empathy for their fellow citizens, so many of which are struggling.

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If you look in the thread, I haven't said I am 100% against all taxes, but that I think the current amount of taxation is far too high. And it's not just me, it's a violation against most people.

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You're against the taxes that *you* have to pay.

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I'm also against taxes that I don't have to pay.

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Are you against the programs and safety nets funded by taxes?

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