put to good use doing what
i understand that you think its a good idea because it will help poor people or something but where does my motivation to even work go
whats the point in working if every time i start to get up in the world it gets taken away
no one will care to even try harder because they know as soon as they get to the top they will get stuff on by the government
i think i understand the rationale, but reasonable taxes aren't going to stop people from making money. you still benefit from having a higher income under our tax system, and there's no way someone would give up the opportunity to make more money only because it'll be taxed. also consider that the more income you make, the larger the amount of disposable income. ie someone making $40k a year will probably be using all or most of that income, and someone making $100k will almost certainly be using only a portion of it. the government certainly isn't taking
all of your money, and they certainly aren't taking enough that making $100k is effectively identical to making $40k. that's an extreme of socialism that doesn't work (it discourages productivity because it removes incentive like you said), it's not how our tax system works, and it's not where any candidate is intentionally trying to steer us.
so throw away some of the core values of western democracy
socialism is literally the best way to ensure poverty and a stuffty life for everyone.
pure socialism, yeah. it's also a nice way to make sure everyone has access and a right to stuff like education, healthcare, and roads which are entirely sound investments that actually generate a return in the economy
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