25 Things That I Have Paid For Despite Moral Objections

There’s a lot of hot air pupping around about contraception falling under mandatory insurance coverage rules. Apparently some people don’t want their money going into a group coverage pool that pays for birth control on moral or religious grounds. I would like to offer this list of things my tax dollars have paid for despite my moral objections so everyone can gain a sense of perspective.

The war in Afghanistan that killed a friend of mine and a former lover of mine.
The war in Iraq.
Testing provisions under No Child Left Behind.
Capital punishment.
Antonin Scalia.
The Kenneth Starr investigation of Bill Clinton.
Military contractors who cover up the rape of employees.
Tax breaks for petrochemical companies.
The White House Office of Faith Based Initiatives
Dick Cheney.
Warrantless wiretapping.
Guantanamo Bay as a detention center.
Continued development of the Osprey aircraft.
Military drones in civilian areas overseas.
The Bush era tax cuts (a.k.a. revenue reducers during wartime).
Laws that undermine public employee union benefits.
Cuts to WIC.
Mandatory drug offense sentences that don’t rehabilitate people or stop drug crimes.
The Defense of Marriage Act.
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell rules before they were repealed.
Laws allowing guns in National Parks.
Abstinence only sex education programs.
Any discussion of religion (e.g. creationism) in science classes.
Mortgage deregulation.
John Ashcroft.

20 comments for “25 Things That I Have Paid For Despite Moral Objections”

Amy

February 16, 2012 at 9:51 pm

You are brilliant. As always.

Denise

February 16, 2012 at 10:10 pm

Totally agree. As usual

Ran

February 16, 2012 at 11:16 pm

Great post. I want to join a rally somewhere with a big huge sign that says “NO VIAGRA FOR CATHOLIC MEN”

Put that in your pipe and smoke it, guys.

Erica Snipes

February 16, 2012 at 11:29 pm

LOVE. Fantastic post. 🙂

Theresa

February 17, 2012 at 8:39 am

I couldn’t have said it better if I tried!

Jeni Decker

February 17, 2012 at 9:17 am

Oh, didn’t you get the memo? None of that counts… because you’re a girl. You will pay for stuff despite any objection you may have at all.

Also, put this vaginal probe up your who-ha, now.

😉

Fantastic, succinct list.

aimee @ smilingmama

February 17, 2012 at 1:23 pm

yes! Yes! YES!!!

midas

February 17, 2012 at 5:31 pm

This list is absolutely ridiculous.

cyrano

February 17, 2012 at 6:21 pm

Sorry. But I disagree with the majority of you list.

1. A necessary evil that needed to be dealt with
2. See #1
4. Wish there was more “eye for an eye”.
5. Really? This is a democracy.
7. Why not all rape cover ups? Why pick on military contractors.
10. See #5
11. There’s no such thing.
12. Is your house available to host evil?
13. What’s your issue with having a strong militay. Didn’t you say you
lost loved in AF?
14. Maybe we should send troops. Ooops. We know how you feel about that.
19. How can you be against something that doesn’t exist
20. See #19.
21. Can I ask why? How about you be against guns in the hands of criminals?
22. Where is that program being taught? Why not be responsible and teach your kids sex education instead of letting others do it?
25. See #5

Go hang out at one of your Occupy Wallstreet locations.

Required

February 17, 2012 at 9:52 pm

Dear Cyrano – Uh – you seem to have missed the point. The list wasn’t to convince you to agree with her opinions, just to point out that we all have to pay taxes for things of which we are morally opposed.

How about you go to your Tea Party convention and find ways to give more government money to billionaires while those same billionaires figure out more ways to decrease your salary and reduce your health care benefits. Those guys really need your help.