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Old 08-24-2015, 11:10 AM   #2562
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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle View Post
Can we opt in, in the same fashion on all items then please, such as park creation in communities, road improvements, bike lanes, transit builds, hospital creation, education etc..

For example, I don't have any kids at the moment, I'd like to pay nothing for creating schools and education system because I don't use them.
That is basically every political debate ever and has formed the majority of discourse for centuries.

Western society has effectively said "no, you cannot opt out of these"

They are public goods that provide a net benefit to communities and provide zero direct revenue to the private sector.
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