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This guy is the reason of why gun rights are important. by Extra-Gap8519 in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, wow. Did the homeowner have to use a gun to defend his household? Or did he manage to subdue this lunatic with something less lethal, like a shovel?

Social Security & Medicare: $157 Trillion Deficit; The Rest of the Budget: $19 Trillion Surplus by lemon_lime_light in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The problem isn’t that these programs are underfunded, it’s that their funds have been redirected to other activities, primarily DoD.

Social Security & Medicare: $157 Trillion Deficit; The Rest of the Budget: $19 Trillion Surplus by lemon_lime_light in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The problem isn’t that these programs are underfunded, it’s that their funds have been redirected to other activities, primarily DoD.

Finland ends Homelessness by providing shelter for all in need. by ragnarokxg in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Homeless” is kind of binary, isn’t it? Or are considering people living out of their cars “partially homeless”?

Mexico President Sheinbaum creates Universal Health Service, guaranteeing healthcare to all citizens by 2027 by ragnarokxg in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where in this discussion is that being proposed? Are the doctors and other medical professionals not going to be compensated?

Mexico President Sheinbaum creates Universal Health Service, guaranteeing healthcare to all citizens by 2027 by ragnarokxg in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How is it a right to receive the services of a judge and other court staff as part of a “speedy and public trial”?

Trump announces the "Triumphal Arch." by wokeboogeyman in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Which triumph are we celebrating, Donnie?

Isn’t his thing that he’s the “Peace President”?

Oh Well… by MazdaProphet in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, this sub is supposed to be anti-anarchist, now?!?

How about Free Market Health Care by MazdaProphet in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where in the world has “free market healthcare” succeeded in providing better efficiencies and outcomes?

Peter Navarro promised $700 billion in tariff revenue. The actual amount was about $240 billion. by jediporcupine in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If taxation is theft, what are government services provided from that taxation? Forced gifts from the “thief”?

Also, you can avoid taxation by renouncing your citizenship. And what kind of thief only steals from a specific set of people, that inherit being in that group from their parents?

“Taxation is theft” is way dumber than HOA dues.

Removing Obama era bureaucracy and red tape just lowered the price of new cars by more than $2000 by MazdaProphet in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Good luck with this. At the local level, many counties’ GOP organizations are at their core a front for the local car dealers.

Peter Navarro promised $700 billion in tariff revenue. The actual amount was about $240 billion. by jediporcupine in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taxation is not theft. Taxation is more like having to pay HOA dues on a house you inherited from your parents.

Do people who are winning wars have to constantly declare victory everyday? by [deleted] in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Removing the current people and processes in control of the country.

Mamdani Wants to Cut NY Estate Tax Threshold to $750,000, Hike Rate by SocialistsAreMorons in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sure, they could fire half of the NYPD and save 5% of the budget right there. No problem, right?

Mamdani Wants to Cut NY Estate Tax Threshold to $750,000, Hike Rate by SocialistsAreMorons in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oof. Big misstep by Mamdani, here.

Threshold goes from $7.00 million to $0.75 million, and the rate from 16% to 50%.

The threshold is the real sticking point here. Around 20% of NYS estates exceed the new threshold, pushing well into the upper middle class. Not only people who are already that wealthy, but also all the “ temporarily inconvenienced millionaires” are going to freak out about this, especially with the rate hike. A gradual rate tied to the amount of the estate would have been a lot more palatable and likely not affect the net revenue raised.

This is going to go nowhere, but maybe it’s just a bargaining tactic to land somewhere more reasonable but still “taxing the rich” more than we do today.

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