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> Rich folks only need so many mansions, yachts and designer sweat pants. This would further shift the burden of taxes onto lower income folks who spend 100% of
by thisarticle 4y ago
> Rich folks only need so many mansions, yachts and designer sweat pants. This would further shift the burden of taxes onto lower income folks who spend 100% of what they earn.
This is a feature not a bug of that plan. There’s no amount of tax that’s too low when the answer to “How much do you need to be happy?” is more.
- water8 4y agoWell when tax is zero and there is no military to protect your assets thereby making them worthless as they are stolen. So perhaps there is a "too low"
- mangoTangoBango 4y agoCosta Rica does not have a military (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Force_of_Costa_Rica https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Force_of_Costa_Rica) and yet there are still assets.
- lern_too_spel 4y agoTwo things: GP is clearly referring to a police force to protect assets. Costa Rica's police are used as a military force. https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/the-first-google-maps-war/ https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20...