Congressman Rod Blum in a Dubuque town hall (Monday) night asked, 'Why should a 62-year-old man have to pay for maternity care?'
I ask, why should I pay for a bridge I don't cross, a sidewalk I don't walk on, a library book I don't read?
Why should I pay for a flower I won't smell, a park I don't visit, or art I can't appreciate? Why should I pay the salaries of politicians I didn't vote for, a tax cut that doesn't affect me, or a loophole I can't take advantage of?
It's called democracy, a civil society, the greater good. That's what we pay for." ~ Barbara Rank, Hidden Oaks Court, Dubuque
FUCK YEAH! why do I pay school taxes when I have no brats? because it is for the common good.