mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square1026fedilinkarrow-up1655arrow-down122
arrow-up1633arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square1026fedilink
minus-squareTheCraiggers@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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-up7·edit-21 year 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.