Taxing anyone at 90% is insane. Why create an economy based on reward & incentives, then apply some sort of a bizarre communist ethic to the upper middle classes? Effectively you're saying 'you can earn this much and no more' (unless you're rich enough to afford to move to a tax haven).
Also, if you're talking about the individual, there aren't that many people who earn that much, so it's not going to solve poverty. If you're talking about households, it's probably still not a huge chunk, except that there could be two people working their asses off to hit that figure: depending on where you live (& I'm thinking UK equivalent), it may be extremely comfortable, but I'm not even sure it would be considered 'wealthy' as a household income.
I don't have a problem with the government keeping 90% after the first $250K. There's still an incentive to work, and plenty to live on. People making that much aren't really in it just for the money, they're in it to win.
I think there is. I think, generally, that it's not sometihng other people should control.
Taxes are fine - we take money from richer people to pay for essentials for people who can't afford it, and for necessary infrastructure. But caring that other people have more than you is just jealousy.
I think if you decide, as the US Constitution does, to have untrammelled free speech, then the decision to order the removal of the billboard is incorrect. It is unconstitutional and changing one aspect of the constitution in isolation unbalances the system of rights and duties that the constitution creates.
I think on balance I applaud his entry to the debate on parental rights and gender roles whilst thinking that he is probably wrong.
I have my passport, my letter of introduction from President for Life Connery and my time machine. I've learned all the words to Flower of Scotland and The People's Flag.
This has reminded me of one of the few times I came close to getting detention at school.
In my economics class we had two particular girls. One, L, was very cool, left-wing intellectual slightly gothic.
L was putting forward a (probably) Marxist critique of some element of neo-classical economics. M was outraged. “Do you really believe that?” L said she thought it was an interesting point of view and she probably did believe it. “You, you, you, COMMUNIST, you” spluttered M.
“Now, now,” said our teacher, “there’s no need to insult anyone.”
L leant forward and very coolly said “I am a communist, why on earth would you think I would find that insulting.”
I laughed so much I had to cover my head with my blazer and was nearly sent out of the room.
My Modern Studies teacher (closest I did to economics) was a communist. Most of Higher Mod Studs was a protracted rant about the damage done by Thatcherism and unfettered global capitalism.
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Also, if you're talking about the individual, there aren't that many people who earn that much, so it's not going to solve poverty. If you're talking about households, it's probably still not a huge chunk, except that there could be two people working their asses off to hit that figure: depending on where you live (& I'm thinking UK equivalent), it may be extremely comfortable, but I'm not even sure it would be considered 'wealthy' as a household income.
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Leaving aside the question of equivalence...
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Taxes are fine - we take money from richer people to pay for essentials for people who can't afford it, and for necessary infrastructure. But caring that other people have more than you is just jealousy.
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I think on balance I applaud his entry to the debate on parental rights and gender roles whilst thinking that he is probably wrong.
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All set and ready to go.
See you on the other side.
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In my economics class we had two particular girls. One, L, was very cool, left-wing intellectual slightly gothic.
L was putting forward a (probably) Marxist critique of some element of neo-classical economics. M was outraged. “Do you really believe that?” L said she thought it was an interesting point of view and she probably did believe it. “You, you, you, COMMUNIST, you” spluttered M.
“Now, now,” said our teacher, “there’s no need to insult anyone.”
L leant forward and very coolly said “I am a communist, why on earth would you think I would find that insulting.”
I laughed so much I had to cover my head with my blazer and was nearly sent out of the room.
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I hope that L went on to great things.
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I'm not frantically googling her and looking for her on Facebook.
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