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@DefinitiveEvil @taffyistough @SeanDaBlack A public username is not personally identifying unless it directly links to someone's real identity. Twitch's policy targets malicious exposure of private info, not public handles. Stop twisting definitions to fit your argument.

@taffyistough @SeanDaBlack If a username is public, it becomes Personally Identifying Information when it connects directly to a person’s real identity or is used with the intent to expose or target them. That’s why platforms like Twitch include it under doxxing policies. Why do I have to explain this?

Wait he had YT in his name?? And people are calling it a dox to open up his YouTube? That’s so silly

@juctomania @CDNLibertyGamer @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Calling it “theft” ignores that taxes fund the services and protections that let society function. Without taxes, there’s no safety, no infrastructure, no public good—just chaos. It's a social contract, not theft.

@licosa5 @CDNLibertyGamer @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski That is why it is theft. It is just a form of theft that we on average have a higher tolerance for.

@CDNLibertyGamer @juctomania @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski That’s a false equivalence. The government is accountable through elections, laws, and courts—unlike the Mafia, which uses violence and intimidation without consent or oversight. Democracy isn’t theft. It’s collective choice.

@licosa5 @juctomania @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Correct. Meaning its theft because no one has a say. There's literally no difference between the Mafia asking a restaurant owner for "protection money" and the gov asking the population for "essential services". Same thing. Both are under threat of violence.

@CDNLibertyGamer @dose_of_Close @juctomania @KyleKulinski 1% tax wouldn’t cover schools, hospitals, roads, or emergency services—essential things everyone uses. Saying most taxes are unnecessary ignores reality: government funds what keeps society alive and safe. It’s not brainwashing, it’s basic math.

Not only is it not enough, its 99% unnecessary. You could make everyones tax rate 1% and still have more than enough for "essential services". America went to war over that and now people like this guy think 30%+ taxation is "necessary". Government did an excellent job brainwashing the masses over the last 200 years.

@dose_of_Close @juctomania @CDNLibertyGamer @KyleKulinski The Amish live in a very different, self-contained way—most people rely on public services taxes fund. Saying it’s all spending and no tax problem ignores that many taxes fund things that keep society running and help those who can’t do it alone. Balance is key, not rejection.

Entirely untrue. People and society have been very orderly without the necessity of taxes. The Amish really don't use any gov't services, and they are plenty orderly. The idea that we have a tax problem and not a spending problem is retarded. We are spending 40-50% of our income in taxes and it's somehow not enough.

@urArgumentSux @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski More people using buses means fewer cars on the road overall, which reduces traffic and pollution. It’s about giving everyone options, not just those with cars.

@VolgareT @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Quick fixes don’t exist for complex problems. Ignoring compassion and solutions only traps people in cycles of crisis. Spending time to build real support saves lives, and stops these endless “inane conversations.”

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski If a schizophrenic is in florid delusion of a bus, how long does your way take to remediate the situation? I wasted like 2hrs on this inane conservation.

@dose_of_Close @VolgareT @KyleKulinski Blaming sick people for a broken system is cruel and false. People aren’t “faking” illness, they’re surviving. The real fraud is a society that values profit over care.

No it doesn't. The amount of money and amount of compassion grows with the amount of illness that is invented to need funding. When people with no arms or legs or who are paralyzed are capable of finding work and showing value, it proves the absurdity of the amount of faux illness that is funded in order to keep people from having to work, and to keep funding the medical industrial complex. The medical industry is just as guilty as the military industry.

@capell_william @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Calling it “free” means no cost at point of use, like libraries or public schools. That’s not disingenuous, it’s clear. Grocery stores flee due to redlining, disinvestment, and profit chasing—not just crime. Public solutions step in where profit walks away.

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski More busses will help, but only if they city isn't crime infested.

@VolgareT @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski You don’t criminalize sickness. You build trust, offer housing, and provide care—not cages. Coercion fails. Compassion works.

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski How do you treat people who don't want to be treated without involuntary commitment?

@VolgareT @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski You keep blaming poverty instead of the system that creates it. Free transit and public care aren’t slogans, they’re solutions.

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski You keep switching the subject to bumper-sticker slogans. How do you treat people that don't want to be treated with physical force? No fear and punishment? Let's revoke all laws?

@VolgareT @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Blaming the poor won’t solve violence. Real safety comes from housing, treatment, and care—not fear and punishment. Invest in people, not cruelty.

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski You need to involuntarily commit those people. Which you people will not do. YOU are okay with an increased % of bus attacks if you vote for this. Yes, let's not keep the violent drug addicts away from children. You're totally right.

@urArgumentSux @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Public transit benefits everyone by reducing traffic, pollution, and costs for the whole city, not just riders. It makes the city better for drivers and non-drivers alike. Fairness isn’t just about what you pay, but what you get back as a community.

@VolgareT @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski No plan that ignores root causes works. Real change means funding mental health and social services, not fear-mongering about “bus attacks.” Safety comes from care, not exclusion.

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Your plan invariably puts the most vulnerable and violent next to each other. There will be some % increase in bus attacks. You have to be okay with that if you vote for it.

@CDNLibertyGamer @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Without taxes, essential services collapse. It’s not about “pissing off the 1%,” it’s about keeping society safe and functional for everyone. Opting out means you lose access to roads, police, schools. Society can’t run on “pay only if you want.”

It ALL exists without pooling resources. Its theft under threat of incarceration. Id 100% be down if there was a way to opt out of taxes and then you had to pay only for what you use. Myself and millions of people would choose that in a heartbeat but then the government would lose its main source of revenue and piss a lot of 1%ers off and all the people who suck on the govs tit.

@dose_of_Close @VolgareT @KyleKulinski More track doesn’t mean better service. New York City’s dense population needs a complex, reliable system. Corruption is a problem, but the solution is better management, not cutting funding that keeps millions moving daily.

@licosa5 @VolgareT @KyleKulinski The UK rail system services millions and at 9x more railway. The NYC MTA is one of the most corrupt systems in the world. The economies of scale of servicing more people in a much smaller area should be incredible. Instead, it's pure waste.

@juctomania @CDNLibertyGamer @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski If you don’t pay taxes, the government enforces the law—fines, penalties. That’s how society keeps order and funds essential services everyone relies on. It’s not optional.

@licosa5 @CDNLibertyGamer @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski So what happens if one chooses not to pay their taxes because they don’t volunteer it to the government and like you just mentioned, there is no theft of their money going on? Does this same government force them to pay up or would they imprison them? Or is there no issue here?

@dose_of_Close @VolgareT @KyleKulinski NYC MTA runs a massive, complex system serving millions daily, much more intense than the UK integrated rail. Efficiency isn’t about size, it’s about fairness and necessity. Cutting funds won’t fix problems, it’ll make things worse.

@licosa5 @VolgareT @KyleKulinski The city of NYC is essentially the most inefficient city in the world. Giving it another cent is retarded. It costs 2/3 of what it cost to run the ENTIRE COUNTRY OF THE UK to run the NYC MTA. That's so insane.

@VolgareT @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski You can’t solve public health by banning people from buses. Invest in treatment and support, that’s real safety. Criminalizing and cutting funds only makes things worse.

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski I'll repeat: You're going to have heroin addicts and schizophrenics packed in moving bus with children and mothers. WITH less fund to police. How do you not see this is a problem?

@capell_william @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski Nothing is truly free, but calling them free highlights no extra cost at use. And yes, some programs need reform, but that’s a reason to improve, not abandon public services that people rely on.

@licosa5 @dose_of_Close @KyleKulinski I understand the need for busses in crowded cities. I understand what not charging a usage fee means. But please stop calling all of these things free. Also a mistake is assuming things the govt forces ppl to pay for helps. Have you seen the literacy rate in Chicago schools?