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It doesn't make sense to demand businesses give money away any more than it makes sense to demand that random people do. Do you want me to give away most of my
by Hondor 10y ago
It doesn't make sense to demand businesses give money away any more than it makes sense to demand that random people do. Do you want me to give away most of my income too because some people are poorer than me? Are you setting an example of that yourself?
If you aren't proposing that businesses give away free money, are you instead saying that the government should reduce what it gives away in social welfare for low-wage workers? That could make low wage jobs unworkable if workers can't afford to actually commute to work or live nearby. That would in turn force wages up.
- youdontknowtho 10y agoActually, yes. Yes I do. And yes, I actually do. I don't take income tax deductions for charity payments, even if they are available, and I don't look for creative ways of lowering my tax bills. I think that I, and people like me, should pay more --proportionally -- to lower levels of inequality before it rips the republic apart. The wealthy actually have the best of all worlds currently. Lower taxes and high government expenditures mean that the government actually has to borrow the money from them to subsidize those low wages. Instead of just taxing them, the government now owes interest. I think that the wealthy have begun to believe their own bullshit and it's dangerous. Democracy should be used to fix the situation before it becomes worse.