Comment on How would you actually tax the ultra wealthy?
porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoYes, but you’ll only pay like a thousand a year on those savings, and your costs will go down to 30,000 thanks to improved infrastructure, healthcare, etc.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s insanely stupid. You already pay taxes from your income and you pay taxes spending money. No ken should ever be taxed on money they have saved. Ever.
porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Nope, not only is it not stupid, it is pretty much the best possible taxation system unless your explicit goal is to keep poor people poor and rich people rich.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So YOU would be okay with the government taxing your savings account? Even though that money was already taxed? That is inssaaaaaane dude
porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I currently live in a country which has this. Income taxes are correspondingly very low and public services are extremely good. I’m very satisfied with the arrangement, yes. You seem preoccupied with some kind of religious sanctity of your “savings account” without actually considering what the implications of such a policy are, that’s too bad.