Robbie Crouse
@robbie_crouse
ID: 1452614019915862017
25-10-2021 12:32:42
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I've had a change of heart on federal income tax. On the surface, it's just a way for the government to generate revenue—it has to get its funding from somewhere. But I now see that the method of taxation itself fundamentally alters the relationship between the government and its
DataRepublican (small r) The thing about an income tax is that it literally just makes it a pain to succeed. A consumption tax makes it a pain to consume things you don't need. BIG difference. In a consumption tax-heavy environment, when people are tight on money, they can simply do what any rational