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This is a 100% reasonable policy, but it's a really hard sell for people who don't understand how business income actually works, and how the money would be cap
by bpodgursky 7y ago
This is a 100% reasonable policy, but it's a really hard sell for people who don't understand how business income actually works, and how the money would be captured by far more functional taxes as dividend income or cap gains. I don't think your comment is going to do well on HN.
Maybe leave INCREASE CAPITAL GAINS in all caps. Or, CAPTURE THE SAME MONEY AS DIVIDEND INCOME OR CAPITAL GAINS.
Perhaps: IT IS THE SAME MONEY CAPTURED LESS CONFUSINGLY AND LESS PRONE TO CHEATING
- seibelj 7y agoMany of my comments do poorly on HN, but I’ll keep writing them because alternative opinions to the hive mind are valuable. I may even convince a few people!
- greglindahl 7y agoYou might want to try leaving better comments? The one at the top doesn't really make any sense. If you left one that did convince people, it would probably get upvoted.
- seibelj 7y agoGiven all the other comments it sounds like many people agree with me. What part didn’t you understand?
- greglindahl 7y ago"Many of my comments do poorly on HN" -- silbelj
- seibelj 7y agoWhat particularly about the top comment is nonsensical to you? If English is not your first language I can try to simplify the prose to 5th grade English.
- greglindahl 7y agoYour insult is a good example of why you might be downvoted.
- Sabinus 7y agoI liked the comment thread you started. Thanks for bringing your ideas here and defending them in a reasonable and rational manner.