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Well, I think if we can impose 70% taxes on the ultra-rich, perhaps we should pass a law that Asians have to pay 50% more than other groups; I believe we still
by pmdulaney 8y ago
Well, I think if we can impose 70% taxes on the ultra-rich, perhaps we should pass a law that Asians have to pay 50% more than other groups; I believe we still can outvote them.
- dragonwriter 8y agoThat would be a clever slippery slope, but for Bolling v. Sharpe.
- tracker1 8y agoI know you're probably trolling/joking, but I've thought that we should have something like this for non-citizen workers combined with more open borders for migrant workers and H1B floors for pay.
- pmdulaney 8y agoWell, I would say it is neither trolling nor joking, but rather a kind of thought experiment. Isn't soaking the rich (if I'm not rich) very similar to placing exorbitant taxes on the Asians (if I'm not Asian)? It's really just a matter of how far you think we can take the notion of the tyranny of the majority until it becomes morally repugnant.
- tracker1 8y agoI, honestly think that taxes are all around too high, and spending more so. I'm in favor of flat taxes. I would suggest that higher non-citizen taxes as well as a pay floor (must be at least X) for h1b visa workers. Those would be mainly to offset immigration. I'm not against immigration, however drawing too many people will create resource constraints on one side, and depression of income and lifestyle on the other.