Whoa! Mayor of Colorado City, TX just resigned after making this FB post. TLDR: The government owes you nothing, and you’re on your own for this cold snap.
(media.greatawakening.win)
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I want my government to make sure the water flows, the streets are paved, and the electrify provides a consistent current.
He is not wrong. People should be to a certain degree self-sufficient. But the government telling people they are owed nothing when we pay taxes is lunacy. You should not expect the government to put food on the table for you and your family if you are capable, but it should be out there doing something during an emergency.
Exactly. This is why we pay taxes. They take our money so that we can have water, electricity, etc. We have paid for these services with our tax dollars. So in this case, YES the gov't DOES owe us these things. WE PAY FOR THEM.
I agree that we should all be more self-sufficient. But my gosh what does he expect people to do? Stores are out of everything, here. I had a feeling something was going to happen like this last month, so I stocked up. But not everyone can afford to stock up. If you're living paycheck to paycheck, you buy what you need for a week or two at a time.
And these people are fine with the gov't taking all of our tax money and telling us we can't open our businesses, but heaven forbid they make sure we have electricity and clean water.
I absolutely agree with you all. When I think of a handout I’m thinking more like welfare type stuff. The things we pay for are far from a handout and helping those who can’t help themselves is something we should all try to do.
this is just a calculated misapplication of this sentiment used against the taxpaying hardworking orioles who typically hold this position correctly toward people who mooch off of others
Exactly. I pay my taxes and always pay my water bill and electric bill. This is not mooching. Mooching is expecting goods and services for free. This is expecting the service and products that I pay good money for. This is expecting our electrical infrastructure to be up to par. We found out that our legislators told the electric people to winterize our systems back in 2011 after there were some issues like this. They ignored the order and didn't do it. It's ridiculous.
No state tax in Texas though.
We have high property taxes and sales tax. Plus we pay for our electricity and water. We are paying for a product every month. Part of that contract is that we receive reliable electricity and clean water.
Figured as much.
I know! With all the regulations, we can't put a big windmill in our neighborhood backyards or go around chopping down random trees for firewood. We have to pay $$$ to dig a well for water, and everything has to be approved by the gov't. It's insane! While it is possible to go off grid, it is very difficult because how do you work and make $? Most jobs are closer to urban areas, so that makes a lot of people stuck. And even with a mostly self-sufficient lifestyle, you still need to be able to buy things. Ammo, gasoline, flour, sugar, salt, etc.
The government has made self sufficiency very very difficult.
It looks like he couldn't even be bothered to read his post before publishing it.
It's not like we have the option of not paying taxes, and making our own arrangements for the services govt. demands we pay for.
Government doesn't do those things. People do. Government should concern itself solely to protecting rights, punishing bad guys. Killing enemies.
We can feed and shelter ourselves.
The government does establish regulations for roads, water cleanliness, and rules on how electricity is deployed. Leaving it to the people alone without regulation is the fastest way to ensure a shitty job.
There has to be certain degree of regulation. Heck, deciding who are bad guys is regulation.
What you are suggesting is we return to the world of no regulation. Read a history book, we do NOT want to go back to the days of the robber barons.
That is just another world where there is absurdly rich few, massive amounts of poor folks, no middle class, and even less justice for the little guy than there is now.
Government doesn't do those things. People do. Government should concern itself solely to protecting rights, punishing bad guys. Killing enemies.
We can feed and shelter ourselves.