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I'm sure the downvotes are for the Russia comment. Okay, fine. For the adults in the room - let's look at Estonia. They are known for getting rid of the post-
by cpursley 4y ago
I'm sure the downvotes are for the Russia comment.
Okay, fine.
For the adults in the room - let's look at Estonia. They are known for getting rid of the post-soviet corruption and being at the forefront of tech-enabled government. All while providing great government services (free healthcare and university - at a low taxpayer cost). Why can't America mimic that?
- https://e-estonia.com/ https://e-estonia.com/
- https://investinestonia.com/tax-competitiveness/ https://investinestonia.com/tax-competitiveness/
- valarauko 4y agoOut of curiosity, how does a flat tax country like Estonia manage incentives? It's the main thing that balloons the US tax policy - not by design, but for whatever convoluted quirks of history the US has settled on using tax incentives as a means of placing the thumb on driving public behavior, especially when dealing with a federal structure and 50 differing opinions of how things should be run. Want to encourage more children? Increase the child deductions. Want to encourage household solar energy production? Tax deductions.
- cpursley 4y agoA very intelgent question void of political bias (rare these days on HN). Thank you for that! My other alternative suggestion to a flat income tax is a progressive sales tax based on what you want to incentivize. Gas guzzlers? First class flight? Tax the shit out of them. Solar roof? Basic groceries? No tax. Used/preowned goods? Zero tax (a loophole for opting out). Etc.