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Indeed, taxes exist to keep the middle class down, we should switch to a flat tax.
by dankboys 5y ago
Indeed, taxes exist to keep the middle class down, we should switch to a flat tax.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoI’m not sure how regressive taxation is going to improve the middle class’s lot?
- germinalphrase 5y agoA flat tax on what? Income? Wealth? I’m not against the idea so long as we make it progressive at the very bottom (though I understand my motivations there are explicitly moral ).
- kingsuper20 5y agoPlus you get the fun of defining income. Gross sales of some product? or do you get to deduct it's cost? Is trading labor (for instance, two independent farmers helping each other) considered income?
- imtringued 5y agoOn money held in bank accounts. Call it a negative interest rate. Apply it to bank accounts above the insurance limit. Edit: What happens if they invest their money? That's the moment you have won!