• P1nkman@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    So all my taxes are going to insurance somehow?

    Public transport insurance?

    Public school insurance?

    Public road insurance?

    • Sunflier@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      Did you not see where I said this?

      You just get a whole lot of extras for the premium you pay (like road work, disaster relief, penalizing criminality, etc.).

      But, yeah, at a conceptual level, society is ultimately a safety net (synonym for insurance) when compared to the individualism from living pre-stone age.