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Most people here have a good software engineering job that pays a good $$ amount that they can use to buy regular crap. Most people here do not care about the e
by csomar 5y ago
Most people here have a good software engineering job that pays a good $$ amount that they can use to buy regular crap. Most people here do not care about the economy or the effects the government has on economy. Most people here also "oppose" tyranny but would rather have convenience with authoritarianism than freedom with costs.
> The government was never meant to have the power over the economy they currently do.
Indeed. The government should never give tax breaks to specific industries. Most people here will think it's a good idea to promote green energy through tax breaks or government investments. But that's the literal definition of a controlled economy (aka communism) except it's done with some extra steps.
In a free economy, the government should be funded solely to serve the necessities that can't be served by private companies. The tax rate should be the same for all industries. Industries should pay for their "externalities" (ie: pollution), however.
It's helpless but it took me a decade to figure out that there are no dictatorships/authoritarianism: There are only people who submit.
- bart_spoon 5y agoHow do you propose industries pay for externalities with flat tax rates and no government intervention, if you are opposed to both?
- hellojesus 5y agoExcise taxes were supposed to be the policy lever of the federal government. That got corrupted with the 16th ammendment, which really jumpstarted the downfall of the US.