You're jumping to conclusions about what it is I advocate again. I have said nothing about what I am advocating here; I'm merely asking questions. Anyway, in a world where there were absolutely no welfare, and to boot, absolutely no private charity of any kind whatsoever, then yes, I can see where one might choose to spend ten dollars on food instead of spending it on a voter ID card. But of course, we do not live in that world and both of us know it. In fact, those on foodstamps can only use them for buying food, at least in the U.S., so there is no tradeoff.
No, I'm actually curious about what's going on here with people. There are those, perhaps yourself among them who see no problem telling me I ought to be happy to pay "my" taxes because I use "our" roads, schools, police services, etc. etc. ad nauseam. We must be pragmatists, they claim. There are things the government absolutely must do that the private sector cannot (an article of dogmatic religious faith) and these things must be paid for. On the other hand, when it comes to getting a voter ID these people magically turn into doctrinaire ideologues who cannot stand to see even a token fee charged to people who could easilly aford it. Perhaps an exception could be made for those on welfare. Allow those on welfare to use their welfare ID at the voting booth. Now what is the objection? Do you even understand your own objection or is it just a subconscious fear whose origin you cannot or do not wish to identify?
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Re: The political sphere is a funhouse.
Date: 10/9/11 15:44 (UTC)No, I'm actually curious about what's going on here with people. There are those, perhaps yourself among them who see no problem telling me I ought to be happy to pay "my" taxes because I use "our" roads, schools, police services, etc. etc. ad nauseam. We must be pragmatists, they claim. There are things the government absolutely must do that the private sector cannot (an article of dogmatic religious faith) and these things must be paid for. On the other hand, when it comes to getting a voter ID these people magically turn into doctrinaire ideologues who cannot stand to see even a token fee charged to people who could easilly aford it. Perhaps an exception could be made for those on welfare. Allow those on welfare to use their welfare ID at the voting booth. Now what is the objection? Do you even understand your own objection or is it just a subconscious fear whose origin you cannot or do not wish to identify?