12 ms·
> Progressive (numerically) taxes are socially regressive and profoundly unjust. What do you mean, exactly? My intuition tells me the definitions you're assig
by tablespoon 5y ago
> Progressive (numerically) taxes are socially regressive and profoundly unjust.
What do you mean, exactly? My intuition tells me the definitions you're assigning to "socially" and "unjust" would prove to be peculiar after being unpacked.
- zionic 5y agoThe elite don't pay taxes the same as everyone else, this is largely true throughout history. (Numerically) progressive taxes are a tool by the elite to enact unjust regressive tax structures on the middle and upper-middle class to prevent them from rising to their level. The goal is to make sure that doctor making $300k never gets all uppity so that his grandkids start challenging the status quo.