Government, Taxes, Religion, Welfare of Humans

 Understood, but I don't want to enslave myself to a religious institution. The government has been there when I needed it, I've been on welfare and food stamps when I was a kid, I've had free lunches for school, hell the government runs public schools. Oppressive governments I understand, are Nazism, Islamic States, Communism, Dictatorships but not a Democratic-Republican Government is chosen by the people in elections. They are greedy taxpayers who like their wealth and could give

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You are lucky your government doesn't want much from you. Not all of us are so fortunate.

If you think about it, you might see your need for welfare and food stamps came from your government. If you had decent land, you could feed yourself and your family. The Indians thrived with stone-age tools for tens of thousands of years.

Looking at the built-in decline of the purchasing power of modern currencies, the increase in taxes over the last century, and loss of rights due to covid deemed "legal" under emergency power laws, certainly you can foresee your children or theirs will not be as well off as you.

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Maybe the reason for so many homeless people is the reason we spend so much on little puppies and kitty cats than humans. I was a kid then and appreciated the lift up and saved my family, depends on how you or your eye grew up. It was Reagan who closed and defunded mental health back then, War on drugs has been a flop, don't how you grew up religious, wealthy, or what, most did not get the chance others do being spoon-fed. It has always been in the form of welfare, that the Church vs government welfare. Most of the things you enjoy today are public, if not you would have to fund it yourself. Anything public is a form of socialism, rather pays the tax than being regulated by a religious institution that is tax-free and acts like a business, preachers drive nice cars and big mansions. So, as a kid back then I am thankful for the handouts. When you drive tomorrow thank the government for the free road without tolls not including other things you take advantage of public

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