It’s more complex than we make it sound

Lately I have heard arguments about funding different social service programs through government funding. I’ve heard arguments about this related to food and health and education. All of these have been hotly “debated” for a long time. The arguments are pretty familiar too. “We shouldn’t do x because then it forces us to spend tax money on the program and that goes against my belief in x. Why are you coercing me into paying for something I disagree with?!?”

The amusing thing about this argument is that regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, you…