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> Don’t we have enough taxes? Objectively no. For example carbon taxes or other environmental taxes have been proposed by free market advocates since the 70s a
by Arkhaine_kupo 1mo ago
> Don’t we have enough taxes?
Objectively no. For example carbon taxes or other environmental taxes have been proposed by free market advocates since the 70s and never been implemented (from the left you see advocacy for environmentalism but not related to taxation)
Also if we had enough taxes, the wealth inequality would not be ramping up to great depression levels and basic necessities like healthcare and housing would not be catastrophically related to bankruptcies in america.
If you are a worker, specially one in the upper middle class range of salaries, then yes. You are being over taxed. But that is simply because those below you have nothing to contribute and the system refuses to tax those above you appropriately. You are a local maximum in a system that is not globally efficient, so you have too much tax, the country doesnt
- heavenlyblue 1mo agoHow's carbon credits not a tax?