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		lone_haxx0r on June 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to get rich without getting lucky (2018) Why do you assume that the only way for people to have food, education and security is through taxation? Why do you assume that without taxes the system would devolve into poverty and extreme inequality? The economy is not a linear equation with taxation and poverty as inversely related variables.

chillwaves on June 7, 2019 [–]

We have seen what society looks like without a safety net provided by the government. That is the reason why these programs were created in the first place.

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