• @P00ptart
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    103 hours ago

    They also pay taxes without receiving benefits.

    • @WhatAmLemmy
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      83 hours ago

      “No taxation without representation” exception list (updated 2024):

      • Non-Citizen Residents
      • Ex-Cons
      • Blacks
      • Children
      • Women
      • Non-Landowners
      • @mx_smith
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        2 hours ago

        You should add residents of Washington DC to your list

        • @[email protected]
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          Do our territories pay tax? It looks like they do… and they definitely have no representation (non-voting delegates, non-autonomy, the only thing they get is the ability to raise issues and vote on committees, and frankly that’s nothing.)

      • @P00ptart
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        23 hours ago

        Right? Like, that’s your thing right? Stealing money from people? How does this part not excite you? Do you even realize that this is happening?