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On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:40:17 -0800, Dude wrote:
>On 1/14/2026 9:46 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:16:22 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/14/2026 8:39 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:24:37 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/14/2026 8:07 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:47:58 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1/13/2026 8:06 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:40:25 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 1/12/2026 5:35 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> tax the fuck out of the rich, literally just give it to the poor, so
>>>>>>>>>> they drive the bus in ways that actually help people.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's easy for you to say, you've got no skin in the game.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The main flaw in your logic is you negate the principle that everyone
>>>>>>>>> should be equal under the law, including taxation on income.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In fact, wealthy people give the most to charity and pay the
majority of
>>>>>>>>> the US income tax.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Arguments against increasing taxes on the rich center primarily on
>>>>>>>>> negative economic impacts, such as disincentivizing investment and
>>>>>>>>> innovation. And, the risk of capital flight, as pointed out by
Wilson.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Plus, the logistical difficulty of implementation would be
practically
>>>>>>>>> impossible.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Not practically but certainly politically. What you are asking is for
>>>>>>>> people who have the power in society to somehow allow something
>>>>>>>> contrary to their self interest. Never going to happen, and once
>>>>>>>> again points to the problem with libertarianism.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wait! What?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You want to "tax the fuck out of the rich, literally just give it to
the
>>>>>>> poor, so they drive the bus in ways that actually help people."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tax the fuck out of the rich. That's the trick the rich folks like
>>>>>> to play. Amounts that are pocket change to them seem like huge
>>>>>> amounts to the rest of us. So rich folks wail and moan as if they
>>>>>> were actually being hurt, and some of us fall for it.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It has been already proved by the data that the more you tax the
>>>>> wealthy, the less tax is actually collected. The higher the taxes on the
>>>>> wealthy, the more loop holes to avoid paying will be found. Wealthy
>>>>> people donate the most to charity and pay most of the federal income tax.
>>>>
>>>> Which shows how legislators want to seem to be taxing them, but
>>>> provide legal ways to avoid it. That does not mean there are not many
>>>> not so legal ways.
>>>>
>>>> All of which does not mean that wealth should not be taxed. It only
>>>> means we need to get serious about taxation.
>>>>
>>> So. let me be clear - I am opposed to progressive income taxation, but
>>> it would be fair if everyone paid an equal and flat income tax. However,
>>> I not opposed to a consumption tax, especially on Canadian whiskey.
>>
>> The tax that a minimum wage earner could afford would not be fair for
>> a ceo who gets paid million/billions yearly.
>>
>In all fairness, it's your choice, your responsibility.
My choice to what?
be a ceo
pay taxes
work at mcdonalds
?
> >
>
>>> Let's just be fair!
>>>>
>>>
>>>>> If you're unemployed, you pay zero income tax. In your case, you may pay
>>>>> the Crown.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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Don't get political with me young man
or I'll tie you to a railroad track and
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Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?
dares: Ned
does not dare: Julian shrinks in horror and warns others away
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