Comment on The rich convinced us that taxing them is too complicated but everyday people can be taxed pretty easily

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Folstar@lemmus.org ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Pretending businesses exist in a vacuum is a very weird take. The government spends a considerable amount of time and cost in maintaining business interests. Maintaining the legal framework for business to operate so we’re not Mad Maxxing for more petrol is, on it’s own, justification. Then there’s the intellectual property side of things. Law enforcement. Military action. Foreign relations. The SEC and similar agencies that exist solely to facilitate business.

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