v: You're free to use your time and money as you want.
As any member of a society, that's true only up to a point. Paying taxes to support the government services I use and may need to use someday is not optional, nor should it be.
v: Why shall I spend my time and money the way you want?
If you live in the United States, because being a resident here includes certain obligations, like obeying the law, even laws I happen to support and you don't. I pay taxes for things I don't like, too. I'm still obligated to pay those taxes.
v: As I mentioned at the very beginning, this thread is not about the hurricanes etc.
That's exactly what it's about. It's about price-gouging during natural disasters like hurricanes. I should know. I wrote the OP.
The fatalities from Katrina and other natural disasters are not mere special effects.
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Date: 1/11/12 18:04 (UTC)As any member of a society, that's true only up to a point. Paying taxes to support the government services I use and may need to use someday is not optional, nor should it be.
v: Why shall I spend my time and money the way you want?
If you live in the United States, because being a resident here includes certain obligations, like obeying the law, even laws I happen to support and you don't. I pay taxes for things I don't like, too. I'm still obligated to pay those taxes.
v: As I mentioned at the very beginning, this thread is not about the hurricanes etc.
That's exactly what it's about. It's about price-gouging during natural disasters like hurricanes. I should know. I wrote the OP.
The fatalities from Katrina and other natural disasters are not mere special effects.