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All that an 80% tax would do is suck the wealth away to the 1% even faster. No one is minding the store--the money the federal government takes now at 25-33% i
by fivestar 9y ago
All that an 80% tax would do is suck the wealth away to the 1% even faster. No one is minding the store--the money the federal government takes now at 25-33% is mostly wasted on nonsense that benefits the war machine, the healthcare machinery (think: rent seekers) and all manner of pork projects. I can't see forfeiting even more to them, I just wouldn't bother to work at all. Enough is enough when it comes to this socialist utopia dream--it doesn't exist, it has never existed, it will never exist.
- pjc50 9y agoHi, I went to a doctor this morning and recieved a prescription for which I will pay nothing. Apparently I don't exist?
- fivestar 9y agoThat money came out of someone else's pocket! It is not free. The free lunch is what doesn't exist and has never existed.
- pjc50 9y ago> That money came out of someone else's pocket! This is also true of insurance systems. Nobody's pretending that socialised systems magic healthcare out of thin air, it's more a question of total resources spent by society and distribution of outcomes - including whether certain people get rationed out of the system because they can't afford it.
- fivestar 9y agoInsurance is voluntary--you can opt out. I can't opt out of taxes and put that money to other uses. It is am matter of economic freedom of choice.