Why don’t people understand this.
Can’t they see the glazed, dead look in my eyes? The body language that clearly indicates that I’m either thinking about something else entirely, or that I’m actively trying to escape them? Can’t they hear in my voice, with every “uh-huh”, that I am not…
Happy Holidays!
You know what I can’t stand? People who obstinately insist on saying “Merry Christmas” to the point where they get bumper stickers pronouncing their xenophobia. If a person says “I still say ‘Merry Christmas,’” they might as well just say “I reject/don’t like that we are in a diverse society and I wish everything were the way it used to be.”
On the other hand, Christmas is more of a generalized Western holiday than a Christian holiday, so maybe I’m overreacting. Either way, have a great holiday season, whatever you may celebrate!
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Playing off of Elizabeth Warren’s widely publicized quote about taxes (see picture above), the editors at The New Republic take the argument one step further, making a moral case for paying them. Their defense of taxation hinges on two arguments. “The first is distributional,” write the editors. “A civilized society recognizes [that capitalism will create losers as well as winners, often because of forces beyond any individual’s control] and vows to mitigate” that problem. “The second reason we need taxes isn’t about the least fortunate; it’s about public goods.” This is the point Warren made, and the editors at TNR make the same point, asking, “Could Bill Gates have made his fortune without government-financed education and technology?”
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Playing off of Elizabeth Warren’s widely publicized quote about taxes (see picture above), the editors at The New Republic take the argument one step further, making a moral case for paying them. Their defense of taxation hinges on two arguments. “The first is distributional,” write the editors. “A civilized society recognizes [that capitalism will create losers as well as winners, often because of forces beyond any individual’s control] and vows to mitigate” that problem. “The second reason we need taxes isn’t about the least fortunate; it’s about public goods.” This is the point Warren made, and the editors at TNR make the same point, asking, “Could Bill Gates have made his fortune without government-financed education and technology?”
A few thoughts
1) Holiday parties with my mom’s friends are unbearably awkward.
2) Listening to avicii in Land o Lakes seems odd compared to Gainesville.
3) It’s funny that I just want to hang out with my friends from UF when I am in Land O Lakes.
4) I’m going to be doing some serious life planning over the next few weeks.
