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Taxes are not a punishment, it is a fair contribution to the costs of having a government and society. If you make it a punishment you turn it into the whip you
by AdrianB1 8y ago
Taxes are not a punishment, it is a fair contribution to the costs of having a government and society. If you make it a punishment you turn it into the whip you use to herd cattle, recognizing you treat people like cattle.
- sm4rk0 8y agoMega-landlords are not people.
- scotty79 8y agoTaxes are not a punishment. Taxes are the way of financing government and whatever government decides should be financed. What to tax however is open for debate. First you have to be pragmatic and tax things you can measure. If you can't reliably measure something people will just dodge your tax. Then you have to avoid taxing too much things that are necessary for the economy. What you can safely tax are the behaviors you want to get rid of, like smoking or drinking, or using too much electricity, or emitting co2, or hoarding real estate. If you reduce these behaviors through taxing it's all the better. Taxes are not fair in any shape or form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_tax
- anthonybullard 8y agoThat's actually not obviously safe at all, you are now basing your recent stands if behavior that in your own estimation is not desired. This creates a really weird incentive structure for legislators and regulators alike.