Should those with income greater than $1 million be taxed to provide property tax relief for you.
Property Tax Relief and Fairness: this is a slogan for peddling a government policy. What is wrong with it?
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SunshineGirl What are taxes for? Do you know?
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SunshineGirl
You must be woke. I don't understand what you are saying. It's politician speak.
To fund the public goods we use and support civil society.
You must be woke. I don't understand what you are saying. It's politician speak.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@sree251 What do you not understand? I do not understand what you mean by "woke" - that is definitely political speak.
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SunshineGirl
I hate to be nitpicky because your statement below is somewhat grammatically incorrect and vague.
What do you not understand?
I hate to be nitpicky because your statement below is somewhat grammatically incorrect and vague.
To fund the public goods we use and support civil society.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@sree251 A public good is a commodity or a service that every member of a society can use - roads, schools, parks, etc. It is generally funded by taxation and is distinct from a private good which is consumed only by those who can afford to pay for it. Civil society is the social space between the individual and the state.
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SunshineGirl
Your clarification is not perfect but good enough. I would consider taxes as levies to pay for common needs of members of society. Common needs implies equal share of expenses. You pay for what you eat. Any attempt to make taxation unequal to address perceived disparity is unjust and woke. It is indeed political. Why would you welcome that?
A public good is a commodity or a service that every member of a society can use - roads, schools, parks, etc. It is generally funded by taxation and is distinct from a private good which is consumed only by those who can afford to pay for it. Civil society is the social space between the individual and the state.
Your clarification is not perfect but good enough. I would consider taxes as levies to pay for common needs of members of society. Common needs implies equal share of expenses. You pay for what you eat. Any attempt to make taxation unequal to address perceived disparity is unjust and woke. It is indeed political. Why would you welcome that?
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@sree251 You surely recognise that large sections of the population - children, the retired, the disabled - are unable to pay a share proportionate to their consumption of resources. We do not exclude them from society, but we shift the burden of taxation to those who can afford to pay. This is the basis of a progressive taxation system. Similarly, we do not burden those on low incomes with a high marginal tax rate as that will impede their ability to participate in society and improve the status of them and their children. This is not political, it is very basic economics.
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SunshineGirl
It is not the economics of a free market capitalist society. If you want a progressive taxation system, then you need to go to China. If you want to strut your stuff as a nation of the free and thumb your nose at China, then tough it out even if you are a baby, or old and dying, or have no legs.
This is not political, it is very basic economics.
It is not the economics of a free market capitalist society. If you want a progressive taxation system, then you need to go to China. If you want to strut your stuff as a nation of the free and thumb your nose at China, then tough it out even if you are a baby, or old and dying, or have no legs.