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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Even when it comes down to people who use libraries to make money, such as businesses using databases or periodicals to do research, I'm confident that you'll find that libraries are a bigger boost to the economy than doing nothing and far less of a burden on the economy than forcing everyone to make the own way.
Remember, sharing is good.
Maybe small city and town libraries are different.
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On the other hand, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Libraries have to be paid for, and they are paid for by property taxes.
What happens when you can't pay your property taxes? The government seizes your home, kicks you out at gunpoint, and sells it to the highest bidder.
It happens. It happens a lot. It doesn't get reported, since it's not news when the government steals things. But it happened to my elderly parents.
Is providing libraries to everyone worth taking away people's houses?