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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
I agree with Zen, the entire premise is based on a flawed use of the word "owe" and all its negative connotations.
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I guess the part that I left out (on purpose by the way) is that the author is a very sucessful black woman who grew up in the poor parts of Savannah. So her assessments are often from the perspective of other people who were in her situation.
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As a matter of fact, the government does owe me a lot of shit that I have paid them for. Roads, police, schools, etc. were all part of our agreement. Would any of those kids interviewed say that their roofing contractor doesn't "owe" them a new roof after they've paid for one?
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On the surface I sort of agree that they may have responsibilities in some of these areas, but on the other had I am not sure that you can make a very strong case that you are owed anything because you pay taxes. The contract we all have with the government is more implied than explicit, other than on a Constitutional level. Where as the contract that we might have with a roofer would be explicit. Taxes are collected and the money is pooled. Our elected officials then try to do what they think is best by the community. To bad that often what they do is not always the best for the rest of us, as most of us who follow the BS in D.C. can document.