mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square1056fedilinkarrow-up1729arrow-down124
arrow-up1705arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square1056fedilink
minus-squareTheCraiggers@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years ago Also renewing license plates/licenses. Basically if you need to make a yearly or monthly payment to keep using something it’s a scam in my eyes. Not sure about where you live, but where I live, that money goes towards road upkeep. That money has to come from somewhere.
minus-squareSmokinStalin [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 years agoCar bad. Train good
Not sure about where you live, but where I live, that money goes towards road upkeep. That money has to come from somewhere.
Car bad. Train good
Exactly; it’s a targeted tax.