A Fiendish Thingy

thebookworm:

My eating schedule. 

(Source: pearlsforboleyn)

stfuconservatives:

teaandcrumpets submitted: “A friend shared this on facebook today.

“NO. Just NO. There is still cotton because people PAY for it. If there are no taxes, who will pay for the roads? If there is no way to pay for it, how can it be built? Are the materials just going to materialize out of thin air? Are the machines just going to magically run themselves? Even if the materials didn’t cost anything, the people laying the roads kind of need to eat and have a place to live, you know! Use your brains!”

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I can’t tell you about a cotton shortage, but I can tell you a great story about the collapse of the economy in the south after the abolition of slavery. I know, I know, using historical examples to explain things to Libertarians is about as effective as giving a fish a bicycle. If anything, their complete and utter disregard for American history is a reason we should *increase* taxes. Our schools clearly need more funding for social studies classes.

I love how Paulbots feel totally justified comparing taxes to slavery. Yeah, paying a tiny portion of your salary to cover roads and schools and other social programs that benefit you is totally like being owned by another human being. Totally.

My Strangeland Deluxe finally came in the mail after being “lost in transit”.