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Even if tax money would all go into a black hole - you would still get a slightly more equal society just by having smaller wealth gaps.
by mupuff1234 5y ago
Even if tax money would all go into a black hole - you would still get a slightly more equal society just by having smaller wealth gaps.
- bequanna 5y agoBut maybe far less/slower progress. If you take capital away from people who are excellent capital allocators and give it to consumers we will just end up with more candy crush in app purchases.
- busymom0 5y agoMultiple lifetime politician members of the US Congress and Senate are multi-millionaires and have stocks in the very companies they are supposed to regulate. Thinking these people somehow care about wealth inequality or the poor people or will allow anything to change their own wealth is asinine. Unusual Stock Trading by Whales in US Congress: https://unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senate/congress https://unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senate/congress Unusual Stock Trading by Whales in US Senate: https://unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senate https://unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senate
- refurb 5y agoMaking everyone a bit poorer is better because the wealth gap is lower?
- mupuff1234 5y agoI'm mostly talking about progressive taxes aimed at the 1%.
- marto1 5y agoYou say it like it's a worse option. I'd argue it is actually better to burn money since then government won't have so much money which will make it an unimportant target for big corp contractors. And it is currently and there is vast amounts of corruption going on because of it. Just think about the kind of profits corps that are on the CIA's short list get.