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Modelling a Wealth Tax Correctly
- carterklein13 6y agoThis was an interesting read, but I have to admit there were a couple of things that made it a bit difficult to get through. * Treating subjective matters (Paul Graham is one of the most prolific writers in his field) as objective facts leads the reader to believe there's an inherent bias. * Providing a concrete example for one side of the argument (Paul Graham's take) with no concrete example for the other makes the argument feel skewed Like I said, it's definitely interesting, but I could see this frankly coming off as a bit under-researched to a more discerning / skeptical audience.
- nindalf 6y agoI wanted to point out that I respect PG's writing. It's normally pretty good, IMO. I did analyse the "other side" - the folks who say it's easy to institute a wealth tax and there are minimal downsides. That's not the case, as I pointed out.