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I guess the argument against this is that some super-rich don't spent on th emainland or not even at all, just bank a tonne of cash. In that case, the overall
by lbriner 5y ago
I guess the argument against this is that some super-rich don't spent on th emainland or not even at all, just bank a tonne of cash.
In that case, the overall income from tax would be lower than it is now.
I don't necessarily agree but the idea is normally that "rich" people should pay a higher percentage of their income as tax because "they can afford it".
I personally like the idea of a fixed rate from 0 to infinity like Russia iirc, which gives everyone skin in the game and avoids some of the tax avoidance that we see to avoid the thresholds.
- mbostleman 5y ago>>In that case, the overall income from tax would be lower than it is now.>> No, because it's a requirement of the design that the revenue be the same. So to the tax rate goes up until the result is the same.