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[–] darkmugglet@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plenty of people who have had children and raised them are against paying school taxes after their kids leave school. The number of times I have heard Grand parents talk about unfair it is that they have to pay taxes on schools is insane. Source: lived in a community where the average age was 72.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The empathy deficit in this country is what's killing us all.

[–] darkmugglet@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This comment is the one we should be talking about. We all lack empathy, at least politically and socially.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

It's the sickness we should be treating, instead of constantly triaging all the symptoms.