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If you compare countries by how well they collect taxes, I am pretty sure it will completely correlate with how well their middle classes are doing. So it’s re
by addicted 6y ago
If you compare countries by how well they collect taxes, I am pretty sure it will completely correlate with how well their middle classes are doing.
So it’s really hard to see how taxes are draconian for the middle classes. Or draconian at all.
- ben_w 6y ago“Middle class” is a very vague term; I assume in this case it refers to people rich enough to have a “nice bonus” from their investments, but not rich enough to actually live off their investments. For this group, I can believe it’s awkward and annoying, mainly because I am in it and I find investment T&Cs (and the consequences of being wrong) scary and confusing. However, I would not use the word “draconian” — I take the view that paying my taxes buys a civilization to live in, and that this is a very good deal.
- wukerplank 6y agoI'm not against taxes, it was my cynical way of expressing that it is impossible to evade them for most people while it is quite easy for those who already have more than enough.
- mixedCase 6y ago> I take the view that paying my taxes buys a civilization to live in, and that this is a very good deal. That is a fair way to look at it, but I'm sure you agree that salesmen of all kinds love when people have that view, since it's easy to get them to wildly overpay for a product.
- wukerplank 6y agoThe "draconian" was a reference to a different comment by parent (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25038688 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25038688). Whatever your opinion is about taxes and the middle class: It's easy for the wealthy to not pay taxes - that was my whole point.