If America is a free country why do I keep getting arrested for not paying?

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largos7289@reddit

Because America is free as long as you can pay for it.

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TheLastLornak@reddit

If we're innocent until proven guilty, why do we take suspects to jail?

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Gremlin_Twink@reddit

The same reason I get a bill for "free" healthcare in Europe. Nothings free

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TheyCallMeBigD@reddit

There are many situations where there is absolutely no consequences for not paying lol

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More and more often I'll stop and think about how overly restrictive and outright prohibitive some laws are. It's all about taking more dollars out of the pockets of people who can't afford it and definitely has a disprotionately negative impact on poorer groups. Have to keep the cogs in the wheel.

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FrederickClover@reddit

America is pay to play and pay to win and all that "freedumb" talk is just marketing.

The CIA works very hard on the image the US is some kind of "land of opportunity" to keep the flow of free, cheap and willing labor. Or it did anyways.

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EmploymentEmpty5871@reddit

Duh!

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Murky_waterLLC@reddit

"Oh it's a free country? So why can't I wash my balls in the Burger King soda dispenser?"

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Ryan1869@reddit

I thought this was America

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darksoft125@reddit

I didn't hear no bell!

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Stuck_in_my_TV@reddit

“Burger King Foot Lettuce”

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Successful_Sense_742@reddit

I do NOT get me on the Burger King Foot Lettuce thing. Haven't heard that in years until now. Thanks to you, I lost my appetite. Lol

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kidlings20@reddit

I hear it at least once a week from my kids. My oldest is 20.

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Successful_Sense_742@reddit

I can't believe it's still a thing..

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Professional_Mood823@reddit

The words Burger King didn't already do that? Never forget, Burger King is so nasty they made Robert Downey Jr quit drugs.

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Successful_Sense_742@reddit

I heard that urban legend. Never knew it was true. Lol

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Professional_Mood823@reddit

To pay homage to then he is eating Burger King in Iron Man.

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MyUsername2459@reddit

"I thought this was America." - Randy Marsh

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Automatic-Arm-532@reddit

You have to go to Wendy's for that

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Effective-Section-56@reddit

Oh but you can

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Individualchaotin@reddit

The US might cherish some freedoms, but it's not the freest country.

The US is only number 55 in the Press Freedom Index of 2024 (Source: Reporters Without Borders). Only number 37 in the Democracy Ranking (Source: University Würzburg). Only number 37 in the Women Peace and Security Index (Source: Georgetown Institute, PRIO Centre). Only number 26 in the Index of Economic Freedom. Number 17 in the Human Freedom Index (Source: Cato Institute).

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GooseinaGaggle@reddit

It is free, you're free to die of hunger, disease, exposure, injury, or any number of other ways of you can't pay

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jaspnlv@reddit

Asking the real questions

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Altruistic_Koala_122@reddit

We're not slaves or wards or peasants owned by a Lord. We just work-at-will.

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PineappleFit317@reddit

Because you’re not not paying effectively enough.

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Mountain-Insect-2153@reddit

haaaaa

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yowhatisuppeeps@reddit

Oh that’s how they get you. It’s free but you need to present your customer card for the discount.

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Wii_wii_baget@reddit

Because the shit in the country is far from free you only get free will sadly nothing else

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PandaCheese2016@reddit

Can you be specific?

https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/can-i-be-arrested-for-debt/

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LteCam@reddit

You have to buy the America Premium subscription ($10,000/mo.) that unlocks most petty crime privileges

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Mesoscale92@reddit

It’s a free to play game, which means if you want to do anything fun you need to pay.

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LogicalFallacyCat@reddit

It's the country equivalent of those games on the App Store or Google Play that say "free" but then nail you with an overwhelming amount of microtransactions

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