Message from @profagonist
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i'm not trying to poke holes in any beliefs, just trying to understand your notion of how a society with smaller government would operate
The only case I see somewhat viable for an income tax *may* be for military, border sec, etc. Even that is iffy.
Taxing individual income is silly.
SCHOOLS ARE A DISASTER
Most local problems could be resolved locally.
EXPENSIVE AND USELESS, PLUS PROPAGANDA
I AGREE: LOCAL RESOLUTIONS ARE BETTER
IF LOCAL COMMUNITIES CANNOT COOPERATE, THEN PERHAPS IT IS NATURAL SELECTION
@profagonist I WOULD HAVE A SOCIETY WITH NO GOVERNMENT
ARISTOCRACY FOR LEADERSHIP
CULTURE FOR DAY TO DAY
EVERYTHING ELSE LOCAL, LIKE POLICE
PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO REACH VOLUNTARY STANDARDS
@MRB AGREED ON INCOME TAX. I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT PROPERTY TAX.
hey fair enough but i don't think most people want to be a part of natural selection anymore and thus would take some convincing or coercing
IN THEORY, CORPORATE TAX ONLY
OR SOMETHING LIKE A VAT
Apparently income tax was 47% of total tax revenue in 2015
I.E. TAX HIGHER AT CONSUMER END
@profagonist SOUNDS RIGHT
@diversity_is_racism Property tax is rent paid to the gov for something we supposedly own. I see it as remnants of a feudal system paid to a manor lord.
@profagonist COINCIDENTALLY, ENTITLEMENTS ARE ABOUT 60% OF THE BUDGET
@MRB I AM PRO-FEUDALISM, BUT IT IS A CASTE SYSTEM, SO HARD TO COMPARE TO PRESENT
@diversity_is_racism That's fair.
IT MAKES SENSE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHO A PERSON IS
AND PUT THEM IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN SHINE
INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM FEEL BAD FOR NOT HAVING ENOUGH
MESSAGE OF CASTE SYSTEM: YOU HAVE CERTAIN ABILITIES, DO WELL WITH THEM, AND ALL IS GOOD
IT PRODUCES FEWER HOURS AT WORK
AND MORE HOSPITABLE WORK ENVIRONMENTS
I WAS TALKING TO A DOCTOR
WHO SAID:
60% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS HOSPITAL DO NOT NEED TO BE HERE
MANY OF THE OTHERS COULD BE ELSEWHERE WITH SOME LIFESTYLE CHANGES
AND SOME ARE JUST DOOMED, MAYBE 10% OR SO
WE HAVE MADE A PONZI INDUSTRY OUT OF EVERY INDUSTRY
The economy is like that to some extent. Growth is set by new consumers.
@diversity_is_racism they need actual nurses and doctors
but can't afford to pay them
so they're all overworked to shit