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Originally Posted by Matt L
Rather than contradicting me, you're making my argument for me with your second paragraph
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Bullcrap. The entire arguement was a strawman, both your side and Hattie's - anyone that pays taxes, local, state, or federal, helps subsidize public roads - and no one has more or less "right" to make use of those roads, based on what taxes, licensing, or registration fees they pay, or how much "wear" their vehicle puts on the road.
What if I didn't own a car or bicycle, and walked to work every day? Would that give me the "right" to thumb my nose at you and Hattie both, because MY taxes paid for the road that Hattie drives HIS truck on, and the bike lanes that you ride YOUR bicycle on, and I'm putting ZERO wear on either? Not bloody likely.
Even if I walked everywhere in my daily affairs, I still receive benefit from those public roads - EMT's, fire dept, and police would use them to respond to MY needs if the situation would arise - and the commerce that travels on those public roads (ie, the truckers) provides readily available food, goods, and other services to me - besides enabling businesses to operate and provide gainful employment.