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Do you think your arguments against the tax code and increased employment presuppose a more perfect world than we have and increased employment could be conside
by t-writescode 6y ago
Do you think your arguments against the tax code and increased employment presuppose a more perfect world than we have and increased employment could be considered an intermediate step along the way?
That is, right now, we don't have UBI and the safety net, at least in the US, is very weak, so employment and decreased unemployment _are_ necessary for the time being and the ideal state described here is many more steps away than the current status quo.
- Jochim 6y agoI think increased employment would have a negative effect on the road to that more perfect world by masking the underlying issues. Pursuing increased employment as the goal distracts from the real changes that have to be made in order to facilitate those social safety nets, since these inevitably require raising taxes in order to fund them. The efficacy of job creation through tax cuts is also a matter of debate. This article[1] (which appears fairly well sourced) seems to imply that the expansion of unemployment benefits is at least as effective as cutting corporate taxes and potentially more so when taxes are already low. [1] https://www.thebalance.com/do-tax-cuts-create-jobs-3306325 https://www.thebalance.com/do-tax-cuts-create-jobs-3306325