Taxes don't "build communities". Taxes pay people I don't like to provide services I don't want.https://twitter.com/CovfefeAnon/status/1174494811568693248 …
It's far more important than "someone else's hobby" - essential training for boys becoming men * Learning about responsibilities / cooperation * Giving a chance for talented boys to stand out in a pro-social way "The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton"
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Scouts is (was) far better and didn't depend on local businesses.
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Way I see it the ‘taxes’ Covfefe cites were something more intangible yet important than just sponsorship; patronizing locals puts you in a reciprocal, beneficial relationship w/them. Now there are none. Islands. No one knows their neighbors. ‘Good!’ one might say...but also bad.
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‘I don’t wanna hafta pay a higher price to ‘be in a relationship with’ the local pharmacist if I can buy online.’ Ok, but that guy who would’ve been your local pharmacist or butcher in another timeline, whoever he is, is still living somewhere near you, in your community.
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