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You’re right about Vienna - it’s clean and wonderful. Some governments do offer much better value for money than others. But I think high taxes are a very ris
by FredPret 2y ago
You’re right about Vienna - it’s clean and wonderful.
Some governments do offer much better value for money than others.
But I think high taxes are a very risky bet on the idea that the government will stay competent long-term: bureaucracies are almost never cut down when they grow too large; thus taxes almost never come down significantly over the long term.
- jahnu 2y agoThat’s certainly a more nuanced take than “48% tax rate on income over well above median is wrong”. I too prefer public policy debates that focus on competency and efficiency instead of a variable parameter that doesn’t capture much information.