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Why are governments at any level involved in the pool business?

Just so there’s an echo here: local parks, state parks, national parks, local, state, and national sports competitions, states where the highest paid state employee is a coach…. We can argue about all if those things, and whether it’s in the interests of governments to have and to encourage educated physically fit citizens — if only to have enough of them to meet military recruiting goals. There are arguments for the role of pools supporting health and safety. (Yeah, I lived in an area where pools were rare and access to water was easy and often accidental. More than a few preventable drownings that basic water safety skills might have prevented. )

tldr: Governments collect taxes. Taxes should provide services and resources to the community. Pools and other recreational facilities count.

Taxes are for the legitimate functions of govt. Providing you swimming pools doesn't apply.

Don't like your situation? Move and join an HOA.

And what do you view as “legitimate functions of government?”

Rec centers? Schools? Should schools have gym classes? Sports? Spirts facilities? Where exactly are you drawing the line?

Pay for it yourself. You are not entitled. That's where I draw the line.[/quote]

What about children and the disabled? They might not be able to pay for themselves. You know that most kids don't get to decide who their parents are, right? And some people are disabled from birth, from accidents, wars, etc.

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