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And the State is the embodiment of the will of the people. It takes our money in the fashion we have lawfully authorized to fund those programs which we have lawfully empowered it to conduct. The State and the people are not separate entities and they are not at odds; what benefits the State benefits the people and vice versa.
This is the most insane thing I've read in the longest time.
First off, the State, ie, the federal government, is not allowed to enact the will of people without limit. The Constitution makes it quite clear that the federal government is not allowed to finance education for anyone.
The individual states, however, can intervene in the education market, but imo your use of the capital State implied the highest over-arching authority.
But let's set all that aside as lacking relevance and move away to look at the bigger picture.
The State is a power mad grasping beast, and no, what's good for the State isn't always, rarely is, in fact, good for the people.
Two Words:
PATRIOT ACT.
I'm personally willing to pay my taxes just like everybody else. And if I were fortunate enough to live in a higher tax bracket, I would still be happy to pay my taxes and happy that they would pay for programs like this that would benefit all Americans-- and especially productive, working Americans-- rather than Welfare and corporate bailouts that primarily benefit parasites that feed off of our honest labor and innovation.
Three Words:
Find a charity.