Why should I have to pay??

[Sparkly]

Why should I have to pay for things I don't need? Like public schools - I don't have any kids in school, so why pay for it? Let the kids damn parents pay.

If they can't pay, they shouldn't have children. But don't make me pay for any abortions, either. Stop having sex or use birth control. But pay for the birth control yourself.

No money? Not my problem - rob a bank. But don't expect me to pay for your prison stay -- you pay for it yourself. Rob another bank or something.

And furthermore, there are roads all over the place that I never drive on -- why should I pay for them? And the library -- haven't been there in years! Haven't had to call the police or fire department, ever. Why can't we privatize those?

I'm still pissed that we didn't privatize Social Security. We know what to do with our money better than the government! We could have invested in stocks!

Damn Congress -- why are we paying for them, anyway? People who want it should pay for it. We should have private, for-profit government so market forces will keep it in line, not this government-run government we have now. I never even write to them.

Speaking of writing, why do we still have government-run mail? Most of the mail is junk mail, anyway. I should only have to pay for the mail I want, and I think I get less mail than most people. Why should I pay for everyone else's mail?

I don't use a lot of laws, either. Let's just pay for the laws we want, a la carte.

And now healthcare. If my neighbor gets a deadly disease, why should I care? Unless it's contagious. In which case he should pay for my healthcare. I could sue him for it. In a privatized court.

Yup, this government-run government has got to stop.

:sarcasm:

[derby378]

1. Bwaah!

"Government-run government" is one of the best lines I've heard all week. Thank you.

[chill_wind]

2. Heh :-)

[rurallib]

3. honest to gawd I have heard that line about public schools

hundreds of times. Especially as our town grew more and more Hispanic.

[hlthe2b]

4. Do you know how few extreme RWers would "get it"?

Irony, satire, sarcasm, and parody are all lost on them...

But, I enjoyed it.

[lamp_shade]

5. Great post. Recommended.

[HughBeaumont]

6. Right Winger: "Yeah! That's what I've been SAYING all along!"

" . . . er . . . what's that red drippy thing below your post mean . .?"

[liberal N proud]

7. I think I have heard every one of those lines from one moron or another

[HopeHoops]

8. You pretty well covered it.

I've heard countless morons go through that same rant but actually MEAN it.

[Webster Green]

9. I've actually heard of jails charging inmates for their stay.

That is really sick! A way to further degrade folks unlucky or stupid enough to get caught up in our "justice" system. :mad: