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You're completely misunderstanding my point: A little bit beyond subsistence, my money goes towards frivolous expenditures that have a significantly diminishing
by DannoHung 17y ago
You're completely misunderstanding my point: A little bit beyond subsistence, my money goes towards frivolous expenditures that have a significantly diminishing ROI in terms of happiness.
I'm not running a business here. I'm just a dude. I don't have profits, I don't have shareholders, I can't issue dividends; maximizing my assets or cash on hand isn't going to make me feel a whole lot better. SO, if I am given more money, it isn't going to actually DO a whole lot for me, personally.
Also, let me rephrase what I was saying about being bad about spending money: I'm not bad about managing it. I save much of my disposable income. I don't buy more than I earn. I don't have any credit problems. But when I do spend money beyond the basic necessities, it is nearly inevitably on things that aren't bettering me or the people around me. I don't make the world a better place when I dispose of my income. And if I had more money to just SPEND, I wouldn't actually be any happier for it.
- solutionyogi 17y agoFine, if you want to give your money to Government, please do so. But for the love of God, don't suggest that everyone else should also give their hard earned money to the government and that government should raise taxes.
- DannoHung 17y agoI didn't say that I wanted to raise taxes. I said I don't mind giving a fat chunk of it to the government. If someone decides to not pay their taxes though... well, I dunno, I don't think they should be surprised when they get charged with tax evasion.