From: punditster@gmail.com
On 1/15/2026 10:02 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> 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
> ?
In all fairness, it's your choice to do anything. You could have even
been a contender. It's your choice to pay income taxes or not.
>
>>>
>>
>>>> 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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