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> I totally fail to understand why this is a polarizing issue as 99.5% of people are on the same side of the threshold... Because people who think like they de
by admissionsguy 3y ago
> I totally fail to understand why this is a polarizing issue as 99.5% of people are on the same side of the threshold...
Because people who think like they deserve a piece of private property of someone else, when they get to power, are never satisfied with going just after the richest. They eventually imprison the whole society in a dark, Soviet reality. Someone should introduce an economical concept for this.
- xgb84j 3y agoThere is difference between expropriation and fair taxation. The problem as far as I can tell are tax loopholes that you can only abuse above some wealth threshold.
- dukeyukey 3y agoEvery single functional state-society there has ever been has included a "claim" on private property. Usually through taxes, tariffs, tribute, or something similar.
- tyfon 3y agoDu you have any historical examples of taxation policies resulting in a "dark Sovjet reality". I'm actually curious here.
- Yoric 3y agoWould you consider Canada, France or India to be Soviet realities?