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The biggest flaw is that every election would have at least one party, if not both, pushing for increasing the base income regardless of whether or not it makes
by rhino369 4y ago
The biggest flaw is that every election would have at least one party, if not both, pushing for increasing the base income regardless of whether or not it makes sense.
- DharmaPolice 4y agoHow is that different from offering tax cuts whether or not they make sense?
- rhino369 4y agoBecause you can tax the minority (higher income) and because people see the benefits of taxation. If taxes were per-head we'd probably see people voting them as low as possible. You can also tax things indirectly or in a more abstract way like a VAT or corporate taxes. Voters keeping taxes too low is a problem for us too though.
- Taywee 4y agoSo it's just another face of the current campaigning for minimum wage changes and tax cuts. Doesn't sound like a massive flaw to me.
- rhino369 4y agoThe vast majority of people aren't affected by minimum wage. A lot of middle class people are against it because it hurts their expenses. Calibrating the base income is tricky.