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I don't think those beliefs are far-left, I believe what makes beliefs far-left is the conclusions that are drawn from them are typically to reduce the freedom
by jerkstate 9y ago
I don't think those beliefs are far-left, I believe what makes beliefs far-left is the conclusions that are drawn from them are typically to reduce the freedom of the governed to achieve those objectives:
- Treat all people equally, and legislate that outcomes are the same for all groups of people
- Believe in the science of climate change and legislate reductions programs which incentivize offshoring manufacturing (but don't put any constraints on global trade)
- Mass murders are caused by guns and that outweighs all advantages of civilian gun ownership, and there's no other way to solve the problem, so it should be banned
- The more you earn, the more tax you should pay, so if your economic output is really high you should hide your money in other countries and signal your virtue on other fronts so people forgive you for being a tax cheat
- andybak 9y ago"Far-left" used to mean "Revolutionary Marxist" - and still does in most parts of the world. You're talking about left-liberal here by my understanding.
- walshemj 9y agoSo why in the USA are employee share options and gambling wins taxed harder than by your definition far left UK. Also why is setting up a company so expensive. One rightwing think tank did a survey of countries and the UK came out as abetter place to do business :-)