There has been some construction on the road of a bridge near me at night for the past few nights. They shut down a lane and alter traffic. I was curious what they were doing so I asked them on my walk tonight.

They are grinding up the surface of the road and putting down a silt-like, rocky covering on the road. The purpose? To prevent freezing and to prepare for snow.

In San Diego.

The guys nervously laughed and said, “Gotta spend that money somehow.” I figured it is a program meant to give people jobs, but man is it depressing for two reasons:

1. My tax dollars are being wasted

2. The people working these jobs know that they’re doing soulless, meaningless, wasteful work. I could see it in both their eyes.

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Everyone should keep 100% of what they earn and spend it how they please. There were roads and bridges and infrastructure before mass taxation. People spending their money as needed would fix all of these issues.

I see small towns with multi million dollar fire stations, half a dozen million dollar trucks and multiple ambulances, and I think, would the community fund all of that voluntarily? It is ever all necessary? I really think it’s not in 99.99% of jurisdictions.

I agree. This experience was a shocking reminder that taxation is theft and the state is incredibly wasteful.

Libertarians realize how wasteful spending is an injustice to the taxpayer. Completely valid. But the injustice to the worker who knows how useless their work is rarely discussed.

Carl Jung and Ray Peat have opened my mind up to the consideration and uplifting of the individual spirit. I think it’s a vital part of a flourishing society.

Lmao that’s crazy

All the years I lived in San Diego I never seen that 😂

It could be a new thing. I actually recently heard about it on an episode of TFTC when Marty mentioned that they do it in Austin and Chicago. Maybe San Diego took a page out of their book 😂