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		robertlagrant on Feb 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cloudflare defeats patent troll Sable at trial > These taxes can fund free education or healthcare or defense Why only those things?

KMnO4 on Feb 12, 2024 [–]

Appeal to emotion. Taxes go towards all publicly funded projects, but it’s easier to convince people that a new tax is a good thing when it goes towards these things that benefit everyone.

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