Taxes

Our societies are once again falling apart so that they can be remade. The consequences of stupidity, short-sightedness and greed are making sure that we learn our lesson since humanity seems incapable of avoiding the precipice and needs for all to come crashing down at regular intervals. The cycle is unfailingly predictable and we fiddle away once again as the numbers of the marginalized continue to increase.

Not enough of us think collectively but instead individually which is why history is replete with the same errors. People will complain about paying taxes while failing to note that part of the reason is to avoid a societal collapse which would invariably affect them should it happen.

Today I am alive and well thanks to a Canadian government-run medical system which I helped fund through my taxes. So while I could complain about the high percentage of my income that went to taxation, those critical interventions were worth every penny that I paid over the years. Not to mention that I am so glad if someone else benefited from my contribution.