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You're still making the "standard of living" argument that is essentially hypocritical when you think about it globally. You are extremely privileged to be born
by mjfl 10y ago
You're still making the "standard of living" argument that is essentially hypocritical when you think about it globally. You are extremely privileged to be born in the USA, rich or poor.
Also, you would realistically need to be taxed more like 80-95% to get to the global mean.
- heurist 10y agoSo the ultra rich should grow wealthier faster than middle class Americans because there are poorer countries in the world? Absurd.
- mjfl 10y agoIn any case their wealth shouldn't be redistributed to the American middle class, rather the global poor, as should the wealth of the American middle class and poor.
- Eridrus 10y agoThe perfect is the enemy of the good. I think there needs to be a greater global redistribution effort, but we should start with a more politically tenable one based on nation states. Also, I have a hunch (but no data) to suggest that a national one may be more economically viable since you redistribute money inside your own economy which boosts demand and increases your tax base.
- heurist 10y agoThat's already happening through globalization. The scope of this discussion is American inequality.