*Taxation is not a "burden".* It is a means to a decent society, and when properly spent, makes everyone better off except billionaires.

Here are some of the things we need that require taxation.

We are close to the tipping point at which the melting of Greenland will become irreversible.

The melting of part of Antarctica is already irreversible.

An international conference to improve protection and management of the Southern Ocean failed because the Russian delegation seemed not to be interested in the goal.

Reduced rain in the Mississippi basin has caused tap water disinfection in parts of Louisiana to leave toxic chemicals.

(satire) *New Law Requires Political Candidates To Disclose Fetishes On All Campaign Materials.*

If an Onion page appears blank, try disabling Javascript entirely or telling LibreJS to blacklist all scripts in the page, then right-click and select item "Reveal hidden HTML". Or use a browser such as lynx that doesn't implement Javascript and CSS.