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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1598632)
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-...mG0B5ZVuN0MzV0
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-fr...ougU5mhmDF_a70 When the Jimmy Carr tax "scandal" broke in England, I became aware of their attitude on taxes, which seemed to be that even though what he did was completely legal, he had failed to pay his "fair share". The term "fair share" was used a lot in the news coverage, some of which was rich-guy schadenfreude because Carr was loaded, but there seemed to be a genuine public sentiment that the right thing to do was give the government almost half your money, because otherwise who would pay for granny's chemotherapy. Point is, a politician wanting to raise taxes in old blighty apparently was no disqualifier for office in the eyes of the voting public. Right or not, the Democrats are thought of as the party of high taxes. If monied, middle-aged people are now voting Democrat at higher rates in this country, what that says to me is that "principal" is overtaking basic self-preservation, that is, the desire to preserve your own money from the government or anybody else. |
Thomas Sowell has said that when taxes are super high on the super rich, less taxes are collected and not the other way around. There are always tax shelters with D's or R's but when allowed to keep more of their money, then more of it is put back into the economy instead of put away for later. I'm no economist, I'm just paraphrasing what one said.
But it would make sense that if you have money and are voting for higher taxes on it, you are also getting something back in return, one way or another. IMO, principles have nothing to do with it. |
Originally Posted by Dann0
(Post 1598653)
Right or not, the Democrats are thought of as the party of high taxes. If monied, middle-aged people are now voting Democrat at higher rates in this country, what that says to me is that "principal" is overtaking basic self-preservation, that is, the desire to preserve your own money from the government or anybody else.
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Originally Posted by hector
(Post 1598655)
Thomas Sowell has said that when taxes are super high on the super rich, less taxes are collected and not the other way around. There are always tax shelters with D's or R's but when allowed to keep more of their money, then more of it is put back into the economy instead of put away for later. I'm no economist, I'm just paraphrasing what one said.
But it would make sense that if you have money and are voting for higher taxes on it, you are also getting something back in return, one way or another. IMO, principles have nothing to do with it. The reality is that organizations have a single top priority that supersedes all else, and that is maximizing profit. It doesn not matter what the tax rate is, they will always seek to exploit tax loopholes. The idea that taxes being kept lower would make companies suddenly say "Oh! That tax rate is very reasonable, we will pay our taxes even though we could easily avoid it! Thank you fiscal conservatives for incentivizing capitalist like us!" That is obviously bullshit. Back when America was "great", before the hippies, and everybody had a white picket fence. Marginal income tax rates were over 90% for the highest earners. Corporate tax rates also peaked in the 50s. Hell, the richest American of all time (adjusted for inflation), Johnn Rockefeller, was paying income taxes nearly 80% after 1935. Im not saying that raising income taxes will fix everything. But its not a bad idea at all. If income taxes were as high as they once were, and loopholes were sealed up, these people would just pay themselves the measly $4,999,999 salary every year, and the rest of the money would stay in their company. They wouldnt scale back production and lay off jobs, they would still make all that money in their company, they just couldnt put it directly in their pocket. Hopefully some of that extra cash would go to paying employees a little better or giving them some extra benefits. |
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context: they are giving copies of Harris's book to illegal children at the border she wont visit. |
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Originally Posted by Dann0
(Post 1598653)
Right or not, the Democrats are thought of as the party of high taxes. If monied, middle-aged people are now voting Democrat at higher rates in this country, what that says to me is that "principal" is overtaking basic self-preservation, that is, the desire to preserve your own money from the government or anybody else.
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Originally Posted by Dann0
(Post 1598653)
If monied, middle-aged people are now voting Democrat at higher rates in this country, what that says to me is that "principal" is overtaking basic self-preservation, that is, the desire to preserve your own money from the government or anybody else.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1598633)
(Covid)
US Govt: (gives a report about COVID-19 in the US) Braineack: "That's bullshit. Propaganda. If the government says something, then the opposite is always true." Indian Govt: (gives a report about COVID-19 in India) Braineack: "See? The government says everything is fine!" |
No one in India is dying, or cares, because they don't have a fear porn addiction. you were supposed to compare CNNs gaslighting to India's own reporting; that was the point of my post.
India's death rate is 10x less than here in the US. India has far greater population density, and is a disgusting third world county. We are being lied to to keep are scared. If India's cases are on the rise, it's because they switched from HCQ/Ivermectin kits and got the vaccine. And that ended very well for their health minister... The numbers had to go up, because we face "‘Hand-to-Hand Combat’ to Get Reluctant Americans Vaccinated". see also: Africa. https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...bf&oe=60AC98F9 |
here's some other news from India:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/81979541.cms India reviewing 700 serious post-vaccination adverse eventsRead more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...campaign=cppst |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1598692)
No one in India is dying,
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1598692)
you were supposed to compare CNNs gaslighting to India's own reporting;
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1598692)
that was the point of my post.
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1598692)
We are being lied to to keep are scared.
All powerful men throughout history have know this, and exploited it to their advantage. Then there's fear of spiders. That one is completely rational and apolitical. Every man, woman and child has a natural right to be afraid of spiders. Those who are not are... suspect. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e9713a0437.png |
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