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		clort on Sept 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? It sounds good but I find this framing uncomfortable because tax is not a penalty. Overweight people pay a penalty in a significant decrease in their quality of life, yes. That is not a tax though - tax is a contribution to society, and a decrease in one persons quality of life is not a contribution.

kcplate on Sept 16, 2021 [–]

I was using it metaphorically. And for what it’s worth…some of us do consider tax a “penalty”

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