I’d argue: the problem with progressive taxes is ... ok, the problem with taxes as a means of wealth transfer is it puts the money in the hands of politicians, who are themselves already wealthy, to spend on behalf of their drinking buddies.

I don’t believe these problems are solvable in the strict sense, but they are fun to critique.

Sometimes you just have to fight even though you expect to lose.

Edit: spelling.

*lose

Who am I kidding, I simply gave up on getting people to know the difference between "loose" and "lose".

Very true! We’ve had some great wins over the ages.

As a stereotypically apathetic Australian: those who can be bothered fighting the good fight certainly have my supportive clicks!

Thanks. I agree that we should have the morality to defend Human Rights and to not tolerate poverty.

Unfortunately no state in the world respects the Human Rights for its citizens.

http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/human-rights/

IMO not progressive taxes but progressive economics and progressive politics should be implemented.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2X_Ywepzm46_uGJDfRjYeQ/vid...

IMO in a perfect world, there would be no tax and no debt but a moral government that distributes money as needed to private persons and not to banks by the central bank and by bailout programs.

E.g. https://www.forbes.com/sites/traceygreenstein/2011/09/20/the...

Perfect worlds are, probably, the worst of all possible outcomes.

It is unfortunate that how the world is conducted at any point in time is largely a result of the choices of those with the most power to bring about their desires.

So it has always been and so shall it always be.

> It is unfortunate that how the world is conducted at any point in time is largely a result of the choices of those with the most power to bring about their desires.

This is scary but true. Why are human beings so primitive?

Could it at the same time be, that the less wealthy people are getting more influencial?

Certainly, democracy have made this happen... Certainly, media have made politicians more accountable... So while sure it might look bleak on a scale of 10-15 years, I would argue we are better off than in the 70ties :)