re: #436 WindUpBird

It always just boils down to this for me:

Would you have the opportunity to earn what you earn anywhere on earth? Or is your earning potential dependent upon America’s government infrastructure, dependent upon conditions and safeguards and infrastruture and laws that were put in place by government? (and yes, that includes our military)

Do banks govern themselves? Or are there laws and infrastructure in place to ensure that they play by rules and make some semblance of sense?

No, I would not have had the opportunities I’ve had here, anywhere else.
I am so blessed to live in this country.
And I have no issue with being taxed.

What I have an issue with is the characterization that I pay my taxes because it’s the government’s money to begin with. I pay my taxes freely and gladly, with my money.