By: Jeff
bill marshall: “I am self made too. but I did it DESPITE a crappy overpriced public school system full of wanna be thugs and liberal teachers. I did it without a free ride….I share every bit as much as...
View ArticleBy: feetmeetfire
Mr. Scalzi, Please don’t get me wrong here. I most certainly grok the crucial point of your essay, which is very much like what Bill Gates’ own father co-wrote years ago – a piece called “I didn’t do...
View ArticleBy: feetmeetfire
I don’t wish to be rude by posting back to back comments, but I do want to make it clear that it isn’t the case that I think you are not absolutely on the right track with your essay, Mr. Scalzi – it’s...
View ArticleBy: guillaumee
Wow. It is so rare these days for successful people to acknowledge what they owe to others. This, together with your earlier “being poor” piece, is a very moving take at “making it in America” and I...
View ArticleBy: Danika
Yup, stuff like this is why I live in the “socialist” nation of Australia (we have free public healthcare! Ish). The whole thing also reminds me of the Ancient Greek concept of kharis (Latinised as...
View ArticleBy: Paul
You forgot to thank the previous generation that sacrificed so much during the war to improve our lives through their sacrifice and the future unborn generations that will have to pay the bill for all...
View ArticleBy: Soren
From a person grown up in the fortunate (and small) region of the world: I live in a county with a huge tax. I’m not rich! I teach music for a living. Thou art can be describe as the human heart...
View ArticleBy: Evin Rohrbaugh
[Deleted for "Public programs administered at the point of a gun" silliness. It’s nice for you that you have such an unsophisticated view of the world, Evin, but that doesn't mean the rest of us have...
View ArticleBy: michelle pearl
[Deleted for bog-standard "Taxes are theft" stupidity, and the sneering unearned contempt that usually accompanies that position. Take your cue cards elsewhere, Michelle - - JS]
View ArticleBy: Eric RoM
John, nice to see that you have a depth of perception and a sense of personal history many people ::cough 2 above:: lack.
View ArticleBy: John Scalzi
This article appears now to be traveling in the sort of circles where any hint of appreciation of public services or taxes is treated like a holy water hot tub at a vampire swinger’s club, so let me...
View ArticleBy: Don Hilliard
Excellent piece, and I’m glad I started reading here a few weeks ago. I had somewhat of a similar conversation with my father a few years ago, at the peak of his conservative-and-damn-cranky-about-it...
View ArticleBy: contructiveconservative
I just HAD to read another one of your offerings…and now here I am once again in a quandary. Perhaps to avoid any chance of improper conduct the best thing to do is to simply quote you. “Stick with the...
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