The more property I have, the more benefit I derive from the government and laws protecting my property. I think it is fair that a percentage of that should go to support the functioning of the law system, etc.
Notice that this benefit is tied to the amount of property, not the income.
Я уже заплатил государству за все услуги когда с меня взяли income tax по максимальной ставке. Из того что осталось я купил брусок золота и продолжил его в сейф в банке, которому я и плачу за рент и охрану моего золота. Могу даже застраховать. А от государства мне ничего больше в связи с этой покупкой не надо.
This is the real wealth tax idea. Not sure who came up with it first.
> поощряет потребление и наказывает за сбережения.
I don't see anything wrong with it. We want rich people to invest in areas with maximum return. If you have a ton of gold in a vault, it does not help anyone do anything productive.
Notice that charitable endowments are required by law to spend certain percentage of their assets.
What a great idea. Why would anyone want to own a house and pay extra taxes under such a law? Our own anything fit that matter?
// I don't see anything wrong with it.
That don't meant there ain't nothing wrong. If all my property is taxes I'd want no property at all. I'd rather spend all my money on food, drink out vacation rather than endlessly subsidize the government.
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Date: 2019-10-12 03:03 am (UTC)Notice that this benefit is tied to the amount of property, not the income.
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Date: 2019-10-12 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-12 03:30 pm (UTC)I am not in favor of the Warren's plan, it seems too arbitrary.
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Date: 2019-10-12 03:54 pm (UTC)Но уж раз начали, то скажу, что идея мне кажется ещё худшей, чем всё остальное поскольку такой подход поощряет потребление и наказывает за сбережения.
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Date: 2019-10-12 06:11 pm (UTC)This is the real wealth tax idea. Not sure who came up with it first.
> поощряет потребление и наказывает за сбережения.
I don't see anything wrong with it. We want rich people to invest in areas with maximum return. If you have a ton of gold in a vault, it does not help anyone do anything productive.
Notice that charitable endowments are required by law to spend certain percentage of their assets.
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Date: 2019-10-13 03:06 am (UTC)What a great idea. Why would anyone want to own a house and pay extra taxes under such a law? Our own anything fit that matter?
// I don't see anything wrong with it.
That don't meant there ain't nothing wrong. If all my property is taxes I'd want no property at all. I'd rather spend all my money on food, drink out vacation rather than endlessly subsidize the government.
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Date: 2019-10-13 05:31 pm (UTC)But you are already paying a wealth tax on your house. It is called a property tax. Are you arguing for abolishing those?
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Date: 2019-10-13 09:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-14 01:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-12 07:30 pm (UTC)