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I think it's a problem that too many people think this way. It seems like there's more not-ultra-rich people hoping for tax cuts for the ultra-rich than there a

I think it's a problem that too many people think this way. It seems like there's more not-ultra-rich people hoping for tax cuts for the ultra-rich than there are ultra-rich people. People are often holding political positions that would further benefit them if they were in the (already crazy wealthy) position they hoped to be in, rather than holding political positions that would provide protections for them where they are now. And then it's practically unbelievable to not think this type of thinking must be strongly encouraged by rich political groups. I thought this comic was a neat satire by illustrating an extreme case: https://www.thenation.com/article/one-rich-guy-who-owns-everything/ https://www.thenation.com/article/one-rich-guy-who-owns-ever...

jasonkester 9y ago
Not sure how you got to "hoping for tax cuts" from what I wrote. I'm personally in favor of cutting taxes to zero for anybody earning less than, say, $30k/year, and taxing the rest of us a flat rate to balance the budget. Two tax brackets: first $30k: 0%, the rest of your income: 30%. QED. I got a little windfall that I didn't want this year, and would much prefer to have had the same amount added to my tax bill so that people who could actually appreciate a few thousand extra dollars got it instead. But that doesn't have anything to do with this article, with its silly pie fallacy emotional appeal.
- AgentME 9y ago
  Sorry, I probably went too far if I implied I thought you were guilty of the things mentioned in my post. I just meant that the reasoning in your post (glad rich class does exist, let's not punish them / make them not exist, maybe I can be there one day) is the foundation that I think many others use to make bad political decisions. I don't entirely disagree with those points, but I think they get too much weight relative to others in modern politics.

jasonkester 9y ago

Not sure how you got to "hoping for tax cuts" from what I wrote. I'm personally in favor of cutting taxes to zero for anybody earning less than, say, $30k/year, and taxing the rest of us a flat rate to balance the budget. Two tax brackets: first $30k: 0%, the rest of your income: 30%. QED. I got a little windfall that I didn't want this year, and would much prefer to have had the same amount added to my tax bill so that people who could actually appreciate a few thousand extra dollars got it instead. But that doesn't have anything to do with this article, with its silly pie fallacy emotional appeal.

AgentME 9y ago
Sorry, I probably went too far if I implied I thought you were guilty of the things mentioned in my post. I just meant that the reasoning in your post (glad rich class does exist, let's not punish them / make them not exist, maybe I can be there one day) is the foundation that I think many others use to make bad political decisions. I don't entirely disagree with those points, but I think they get too much weight relative to others in modern politics.