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Where did I say that having few taxes made it easier to avoid them? My comment was about the amount of distortion caused by people's efforts to avoid taxes, no
by pg 17y ago
Where did I say that having few taxes made it easier to avoid them? My comment was about the amount of distortion caused by people's efforts to avoid taxes, not the amount of tax people would succeed in avoiding.
- ivankirigin 17y agoIf the concern in the distortion is that people don't pay taxes, my comment is valid. If the concern is for the people themselves, I'm not sure what the problem is with low population density. It doesn't even need some government program to correct if we decide it is bad for society. People already have social and economic incentives to live near eachother. Also, I'm surprised you would suggest that law makers give a shit about the distortion taxes cause, and hope to minimize it. A politician's actions can pretty much always be directly tied to motovations to increasing influence and getting elected. Altruistic politicians that actually care about society don't exist.
- ivankirigin 17y agoOhh, another idea: if there is a single dial to adjust, correcting for distortion is easier. If the effects of the distortion are more costly on society than diminishing government expenditures, then the government should shrink and collect less tax.