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All taxes are a slippery slope. Name one that has ever been repealed. Income tax in the U.S. started out as a modest 3% on only the highest incomes and look whe

All taxes are a slippery slope. Name one that has ever been repealed. Income tax in the U.S. started out as a modest 3% on only the highest incomes and look where that has ended up: full on wealth redistribution. We can argue whether that's a good thing or not, but not whether there's a slippery slope when it comes to implementing a new tax.

oblio 7y ago
Tithe. And even if I couldn't name a tax that was repealed, many are way lower than in the past. Peasants would rebel because they'd be taxed to (literal!) death.
tomc1985 7y ago
> All taxes are a slippery slope. Name one that has ever been repealed. Income tax in the U.S. started out as a modest 3% on only the highest incomes and look where that has ended up: full on wealth redistribution. > We can argue whether that's a good thing or not, but not whether there's a slippery slope when it comes to implementing a new tax. Dude what? Wealth redistribution? Lots of countries have much higher taxes that actually redistribute that wealth. Don't call our system socialist, it isn't. Have you ever lived in socialism (I have)? It isn't even here in California!
corneliusphi1 7y ago
In 1944 the highest US tax bracket was 94%
- leetcrew 7y ago
  GP asked for a tax that was repealed, not reduced.
- mc32 7y ago
  How many people actually paid that top rate? Or was that on paper only?
- fuzz4lyfe 7y ago
  I'd happily go back to the effective rate of tax in 1944 if you are so willing.
  - greycol 7y ago
    If we're being facetious then I'm sure there will be plenty in France that are willing to compromise even more and go further back and implement the effective tax rate of 1794 on high earners.
abdullahkhalids 7y ago
https://www.atr.org/list-obamacare-taxes-repealed https://www.atr.org/list-obamacare-taxes-repealed
Marsymars 7y ago
> Name one that has ever been repealed. Taxes get repealed all the time. My province just repealed its carbon tax a few weeks ago: https://www.alberta.ca/carbon-tax-repeal.aspx https://www.alberta.ca/carbon-tax-repeal.aspx
NeedMoreTea 7y ago
It's an easy question, have three. Window tax. 1990s UK Poll tax. The luxury tax token system the US used before sales taxes.
ineedasername 7y ago
The US just repealed and lowered some taxes a year and a half ago. Look back 4 or 5 decades US incomes taxes were way way way higher. You're simply wrong

oblio 7y ago

Tithe. And even if I couldn't name a tax that was repealed, many are way lower than in the past. Peasants would rebel because they'd be taxed to (literal!) death.

tomc1985 7y ago

> All taxes are a slippery slope. Name one that has ever been repealed. Income tax in the U.S. started out as a modest 3% on only the highest incomes and look where that has ended up: full on wealth redistribution. > We can argue whether that's a good thing or not, but not whether there's a slippery slope when it comes to implementing a new tax. Dude what? Wealth redistribution? Lots of countries have much higher taxes that actually redistribute that wealth. Don't call our system socialist, it isn't. Have you ever lived in socialism (I have)? It isn't even here in California!

corneliusphi1 7y ago

In 1944 the highest US tax bracket was 94%

leetcrew 7y ago
GP asked for a tax that was repealed, not reduced.
mc32 7y ago
How many people actually paid that top rate? Or was that on paper only?
fuzz4lyfe 7y ago
I'd happily go back to the effective rate of tax in 1944 if you are so willing.
- greycol 7y ago
  If we're being facetious then I'm sure there will be plenty in France that are willing to compromise even more and go further back and implement the effective tax rate of 1794 on high earners.

abdullahkhalids 7y ago

https://www.atr.org/list-obamacare-taxes-repealed https://www.atr.org/list-obamacare-taxes-repealed

Marsymars 7y ago

> Name one that has ever been repealed. Taxes get repealed all the time. My province just repealed its carbon tax a few weeks ago: https://www.alberta.ca/carbon-tax-repeal.aspx https://www.alberta.ca/carbon-tax-repeal.aspx

NeedMoreTea 7y ago

It's an easy question, have three. Window tax. 1990s UK Poll tax. The luxury tax token system the US used before sales taxes.

ineedasername 7y ago

The US just repealed and lowered some taxes a year and a half ago. Look back 4 or 5 decades US incomes taxes were way way way higher. You're simply wrong