• ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world
    6113·
    7 months ago

    For fuck sake…

    • Not free, regulated prices of higher education
    • Not free, national health insurance paid out of every paycheck
    • No “war on drugs”, meaning less drug abuse, thus less homelessness. Also - national insurance that pays the unemployed , thus less homelesness
    • Yes, absolutely, we are sooooo happy right now, for sure /s

    Americans - you’re beeing owned by cooporations , not political parties.

    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
      163·
      7 months ago

      For someone who doesn’t pay taxes, like students and the elderly. It definitely is free.

      • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
        4·
        7 months ago

        Students and the elderly absolutely pay taxes. There are handful of exemptions they might claim, but not for sales tax, gas tax, even property tax is just a reduced rate for seniors but students have it factored into their rent just like everyone else

        • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
          31·
          7 months ago

          this is a pointless argument “free” means “free at the point of access”

          Like roads. You would describe being able to walk or drive down a road as “free” even though you did technically pay for them via taxes

          The distinction is completely irrelevant and pedantic

          • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
            2·
            7 months ago

            I was responding to the guy above me who said students and the elderly don’t pay taxes