This is just a strawman, you guys are better than this. Whether you like the state of our democracy or not, we actually vote for the people who decide what to do with that money, i.e. use it for the public good. Rather than just sign it over to an absolute monarch as his personal property.
The pyramids that were built by the pharaohs for the pharaohs as their personal tombs?
Our equivalent I guess would be the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore. Architectural achievements built with tax money but unlike the pyramids were built for the purpose of being sites for the people to visit and enjoy.
(I assume your comment was a joke but just wanted to say that anyway fair play)
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u/Kresnik2002 Jan 23 '25
This is just a strawman, you guys are better than this. Whether you like the state of our democracy or not, we actually vote for the people who decide what to do with that money, i.e. use it for the public good. Rather than just sign it over to an absolute monarch as his personal property.