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Is that like saying we can raise the tax on cigarettes as much as we want and no one will smuggle them? Rich will just hire really smart people to figure out h
by readthenotes1 3y ago
Is that like saying we can raise the tax on cigarettes as much as we want and no one will smuggle them?
Rich will just hire really smart people to figure out how to dodge the taxes, as they have always done
- 317070 3y agoIt is indeed saying that, you can't model secondary effects and they are ignored in this analysis. If you believe trying to have the rich pay more of the government budget is only going to lead to them paying less, no other assumptions needed, there is no discussion. I think assuming this contradiction is way too fatalistic.