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If any rich people would like to get closer in touch with the rest of humanity, I would like to offer my services by taking one half (50%) of your money. You wi
by chadwickthebold 13y ago
If any rich people would like to get closer in touch with the rest of humanity, I would like to offer my services by taking one half (50%) of your money. You will then be less rich and more happy and I will be less poor and more happy.
- vmarsy 13y agoIsn't what socialist countries do ? Tax more the richest to be able to tax less the poorest so that overall the poorest are more happy ?
- Jtsummers 13y agoWhat you're describing is progressive taxes [1]. Those predate socialism by a good bit, and have been present in the US for over 150 years. And in England even longer, certainly predating any notion of "socialist countries". [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax
- bananacurve 13y agoMoney is root of evil today, but if you ask for any rise it's no surprise, they're giving none away.
- PeterWhittaker 13y agoDoong chinkachink dung dung dung dung (Well, that's as close as I can get to that particular riff. It's hard to spell a riff. Especially one that sounds like a cash register.)