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> “It’s absolutely in the self-interest of the wealthy to pay heed to the need for societies to be thriving,” Perry said. Ok but why do they need the governmen
by proc0 4y ago
> “It’s absolutely in the self-interest of the wealthy to pay heed to the need for societies to be thriving,” Perry said.
Ok but why do they need the government to administer that money? If you want to do good with your money, just do it!
Hmm, maybe this is what the government is pushing for, and they get the ones who agree to push everyone else into also giving their money to government.
If government was held accountable for their decisions... maybe taxes would be a solution. However politicians do whatever they want, and RARELY do they have to only step down and that's it. Once I see real accountability, not just losing their jobs, but huge fines and potentially jail, we could start talking about taxes being a potential solution to anything.
- mateo1 4y agoSo you are saying that it's better to rely on the charitable feelings of random individuals rather than having a democratically elected government determine where the money needs to be spend? And what about the rest of the millionaires who don't care about anyone other than themselves? Do they get to benefit from the collective effort of everyone else and pay nothing for it?
- proc0 4y ago> So you are saying that it's better to rely on the charitable feelings of random individuals rather than having a democratically elected government where the money needs to be spend? Why doesn't government make the profit themselves to then help people, instead of using taxes? Why not create more non-profits that are self-sustainable? Yes, IMHO, all we have is to rely on the goodwill of others. Even when it comes to taxes, we're expecting people won't use loopholes and evade paying them, yet that's what happens anyway. Not only is government extremely slow and wasteful at solving problems, coercion is not effective. I think we already pay more than enough taxes to solve most problems in society. For example, San Francisco has spent billions on trying to solve homelessness and failed pretty hard at it. I think billions of dollars should be enough to solve the homeless situation in one city, so I think the first question is why is it that the current taxes isn't enough? (and also as I mentioned, where is the accountability)
- usednet 4y agoHow exactly do you suggest the federal government create 4 trillion dollars in yearly profits?
- proc0 4y agoI'm not suggesting they replace all taxes, but rather if they need extra money maybe they should create non-profits that are good enough to not need public funding, or at least not waste everyone's money with failing policies over and over.
- hitovst 4y agoThere is nothing more important than freedom, including life, which is why real patriots will give their life to protect it. Without property rights, there isn't freedom. Forced redistribution of wealth is slavery, and dysgenic.
- lern_too_spel 4y agoBecause one wealthy person can't fix society's problems.