I hate seeing people say the government doesn’t owe us anything. They owe us everything. They are to make sure we’re all safe and fed and housed and a government that doesn’t do that absolute bare minimum is a failure.
This is in response to seeing a mom say it to another mom wondering if there’s help for her baby needing special formula.
@thismoonandme @childofnines This has to be satire 👀
@thismoonandme You are your government’s legal employer. How do your employees *not* owe you?
@thismoonandme @iwtvu A government (in a democracy) is merely a team of people that works for the people and is liable to the people. RIght now, the US and the UK are not doing any of this.
@thismoonandme Are you volunteering to help build houses or just live in it after it’s finished?
@thismoonandme Like WHY ARE WE PAYING TAXES ON EVERYTHING if they don’t owe Us?
@thismoonandme Elected officials are civil servants and it's insane how much that is forgotten and missed
@thismoonandme Literally. What is the point of government otherwise. Like even monarchies were set up to protect their citizens. Kings road into battles, settled desputes between citizens etc. When they stopped doing those things that's when revolutions happen...