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I agree that the law isn't moral, and I don't think that 'buying politicians' is acceptable or moral. I'm not asserting that wealthy people have no moral obliga
by taylorwc 11y ago
I agree that the law isn't moral, and I don't think that 'buying politicians' is acceptable or moral. I'm not asserting that wealthy people have no moral obligations--they do--but how much tax they should pay as a percentage of wealth and how that number was derived isn't one of them.
- hackuser 11y agoHmmm ... I think everyone has a obligation to pull their weight. If you don't pay your fair share of taxes, other people have to cover it for you.
- taylorwc 11y agoSure. What is the fair share? Is it defined in absolute dollars? Is it a percentage of income? A percentage of wealth? Who determines what is the fair share? Are they elected? Is it a direct ballot measure? It's easy to agree to broad concepts when it comes to this sort of thing and horrifyingly difficult to enact practical measures.
- hackuser 11y ago> horrifyingly difficult to enact practical measures. I don't agree. Almost every nation, state, and locality in the developed world and a great many elsewhere have done it. > Who determines what is the fair share? We decide democratically. Most of those nations, states, ad localities have been doing that for a long time too.
- taylorwc 11y agoMy own knowledge is limited to a few US states and federal government, but in all of those cases, the same problems described in the NYT article and above exist. Some other commenters here have definitely posted a few good examples of where they feel it works (like Canada.) What are others?