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Ah yes, the California solution to everything - tax it.
by umeshunni 7y ago
Ah yes, the California solution to everything - tax it.
- maest 7y agoHonest question - should taxes be abolished?
- groby_b 7y agoHonest answer: No, because that would mean to return to Hobbesian world. Taxes are a way to pay for communal goods. We don't pay enough of them - our obsession with cutting them is part and parcel of the disastrous response to SARS2-CoV. I very much like having a government that can step in during emergencies and distribute the load. I like living in a society where we care about other people to. Abolishing taxes is strictly "me first, fuck the rest". I suggest people who like this approach try living in Somalia for a while, that's their desired end state.
- Analemma_ 7y agoEven the most die-hard libertarian economist believes in Pigouvian taxes to address externalities. If vacant buildings are an externality cost, they should be taxed.
- akiselev 7y agosmh California has had a rigid cap on property taxes since like the late 70s. That decision is largely why the rest of California's taxes are so high.
- michaelchisari 7y agoQuite literally the opposite of the situation in California, but go off.