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-title: Death and Taxes
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-description: Today I learned how to configure a local MCP server.
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+title: Death, Taxes, & No Kings
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+slug: death-taxes-kings
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+description: Today I learned where my tax dollars go down to the dime.
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- name: David Windham
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url: https://davidawindham.com
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-Today I learned where my tax dollars go down to the dime. I should say last night because I was up late getting them wrapped up so I could get back to work today. I should also say death really has nothing to do with it other than the idiom by Benjamin Franklin[^1]
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+Today I learned where my tax dollars go down to the dime. I should say last night because I was up late getting them wrapped up so I could out to work in the yard today. I should also say death really has nothing to do with this essay other than it sounded nice because of the Benjamin Franklin idiom[^1]
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@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ I'm down with a couple grand for some poor folk, education, science, and transpo
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I think the reason why the 'satisfaction with life' and 'happiness indexes' reports from around the globe are led by other countries like Finland & Denmark[^2],[^3] have more to do with actual quality of life rather than the democratic socialist policies. I don't think regular folk really take into account other less obvious thinks like urban mobility driven by the extremely high automobile taxes. I can't imagine living somewhere like Charlotte or Atlanta and spending a couple of hours a day in the car navigating aggressive traffic. It doesn't correlate directly to GDP or low taxes no matter how many folks are trying to convince you otherwise. And just like my approach to money, it's absolutely a state of mind that's more closely related to other measures of well-being.
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I think the reason why the 'satisfaction with life' and 'happiness indexes' reports from around the globe are led by other countries like Finland & Denmark[^2],[^3] have more to do with actual quality of life rather than the democratic socialist policies. I don't think regular folk really take into account other less obvious thinks like urban mobility driven by the extremely high automobile taxes. I can't imagine living somewhere like Charlotte or Atlanta and spending a couple of hours a day in the car navigating aggressive traffic. It doesn't correlate directly to GDP or low taxes no matter how many folks are trying to convince you otherwise. And just like my approach to money, it's absolutely a state of mind that's more closely related to other measures of well-being.
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-I'm not bitter towards taxes or death. I also don't associate self worth with income. My primary wish would be that lots of folks out there weren't suffering or angry. There are countries leading the way on this and unfortunately, I just don't think we're the one right now. We've got some debts to pay both monetarily and metaphysically. I'm still learning from others and now that we're getting older, I'm particularly looking for those that are doing it in old age. But it's a workday and I'm still on the clock, so let me get back at it so I can pay my bills now that I've solved the world's ills.
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+I'm not bitter towards taxes or death. I also don't associate self worth with income. My primary wish would be that lots of folks out there weren't suffering. There are countries leading the way on this and unfortunately, I just don't think we're the one right now. We've got some debts to pay both monetarily and metaphysically. I'm still learning from others and now that we're getting older, I'm particularly looking for those that are doing it in old age.
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-<div><br/><br/></div>
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+My buddy via text thread insisted that 'beamers' ( bimmers [BMWs] ) aren't allowed at the NO Kings[^4] protest because I told him I was going to do yard work today. When I wrote earlier in the essay that I'm lucky to have lived on 'both sides of the coin', I was emphasizing that I've also spent years driving a ten year old Toyota Tercel working several menial jobs at the same time. I strongly believe that what drives a lot of the anger and discontent about money is that everything you see is constantly emphasizing the value of it while the vast majority of folks live below the meager averages. I think part of the solution is change our perceptions of what is actually valuable.
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-26/03/28 - I have a couple follow up thoughts on this I wanted to add primarily because my buddy via text thread insisted that 'beamers' ( bimmers [BMWs] ) aren't allowed at the NO Kings protest. When I wrote earlier in the essay that I'm lucky to have lived on 'both sides of the coin', I was emphasizing that I've also spent years driving a ten year old Toyota Tercel working several menial jobs. I strongly believe that what drives a lot of the anger, discontent, and just plain out psychosis about money is that everything you see is constantly emphasizing the value of it while the vast majority of folks live in the below the meager averages. I think the actual solution is partially for folks to change their perceptions of value while also leveling the playing field for labor because I'm keenly aware of the inequalities around the world. My primary point here was that my level headed attitude about taxes and money is what gives me a unique perspective that I'm pretty sure I'd hold onto no matter what vehicle I'm driving because I'd be ok under a higher tax rate with a better quality of life. And to my angry friend who's upset at the mr. gold toilet running the show, I'd like to add that I'm also working through the weekend again to keep up on deadlines while still managing to get some yard work done.
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+But I also think that leveling the playing field for labor and quelling corporate corruption via policy is essential in fighting our growing inequalities. I valued my time today in the yard but I also think dumpy is a shit stain on this country and humanity. They don't have to be mutually exclusive. Pushing to take away healthcare and education of your fellow man and calling yourself a man of god - ok buddy. I think I'd still be alright under an even higher tax rate if my taxes were actually being spent wisely. Ole' orange dumpy is gonna drive us into the ground like a jersey shore casino by spending our taxes bombing children, arresting immigrants, and gaudy golden decor.
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[^1]: Death and taxes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_taxes_(idiom)
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[^1]: Death and taxes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_taxes_(idiom)
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[^2]: Satisfaction with Life Index - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_with_Life_Index
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[^2]: Satisfaction with Life Index - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_with_Life_Index
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[^3]: World Happiness Report - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report
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[^3]: World Happiness Report - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report
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+[^4]: No Kings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_No_Kings_protests
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