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>>bookof+(OP)
The free market could never accomplish something like this.

>>palmot+if
Consider what you might choose to do for the public good with the 30% of your income that is taken from you in the name of the public good.

Philanthropy is a predictable outcome of an individual having met the basic needs of Maslow’s hierarchy. Consider how many more philanthropists would be created by returning this 30% back to individual discernment.

>>bugeat+Ol
Well my taxes go to roads, healthcare for people who can’t afford, schools, and the fire department. I would consider those public goods.

>>janals+Vw
Not to mention the one meal per day that many children would otherwise not eat. And sometimes the free breakfast that keeps their gnawing hunger at bay long enough for them to learn something in school.