Post by Terrapin Station on Oct 9, 2018 14:33:07 GMT
Why do people scoff at it:
(1) Because a lot of people don't want the government to be able to dictate what they can choose to consensually do (some people don't want that wholesale, others are more selective and sometimes inconsistent about it, but nevertheless, there's a core belief about this in at least some arenas),
(2) Because a lot of people already have a problem with taxes as is, and government excuses to tax us even more, in different areas, aren't going to be met with open arms.
People don't have the same problem with the idea of population control of bears, say, because they're bears, they're not people. And most folks are concerned with bear population increases only because it leads to bears coming into suburban developments looking for food.
(1) Because a lot of people don't want the government to be able to dictate what they can choose to consensually do (some people don't want that wholesale, others are more selective and sometimes inconsistent about it, but nevertheless, there's a core belief about this in at least some arenas),
(2) Because a lot of people already have a problem with taxes as is, and government excuses to tax us even more, in different areas, aren't going to be met with open arms.
People don't have the same problem with the idea of population control of bears, say, because they're bears, they're not people. And most folks are concerned with bear population increases only because it leads to bears coming into suburban developments looking for food.