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It sounds like you're arguing that bad people shouldn't be paid to anything good.
I don't support bad people. Those bad people can change and become good people. Until then, why would I support and pay those that hurt my friends?
Do you think they'd stop being bad people if they couldn't make an honest living? Would it be better or worse if they were on the street? Do you think they might resort to criminality also?
Do you feel better knowing they aren't getting your money? Even at the cost of them ever doing anything good for anyone?
This is known as a "false dichotomy" and is very lame.
Is it?
Are you saying you would support bad people under the right circumstances?
Enjoy this excellent web page:
https://www.logical-fallacy.com/articles/false-dilemma/
I'm fully aware, and disagree.
Someone else called it a Slippery Slope. That's closer, but still not quite right.
It's actually Reductio ad Absurdum.
Which is a useful thought exorcise when analyzing many ideas.