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You'd think white car would be a fan of separated bike lanes...

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Right, and I don't have kids so why am I paying for kids to go to public school? And I have never had to call the fire department, my taxes should not go to them!

The argument that taxes should only be used for things you use is wrong. The whole point of taxes is to benefit society as whole. Roads are used for many purposes and for different reasons. No one owns the roads! They're public!

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