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I still don’t understand why it’s appropriate to tax bananas in order to fund emergency services.

That's fair and you're entitled to that opinion. Maybe you can propose a solution by filling in the blank:

I understand why it’s appropriate to tax [fill in blank] in order to fund emergency services.

Income. Real estate.

People with high income are more able to pay such a tax, if it’s structured progressively. People with real estate holdings benefit most from emergency services.

Well that is an option. Progressive income taxes are a good thing, I think. I also like VAT as a supplementary method.

We disagree, I guess.

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