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>("free lunch" if you will).

TANSTAAFL.

Whoa you mean public services are funded by taxes? I knew those free books at the library were too good to be true

No, they're funded by the work of net taxpayers.

And net tax payers are funded by exploiting the labor of lower tax payers

A self-employed plumber is a net taxpayer. Baby's first crayon drawing of an economy has few sensible conclusions from which to draw.

>TANSTAAFL

Those Are Not Slogans That Are Applicable Followed Literally.