I'm a millionaire who creates zero jobs. Why do I pay less tax than you?

Re:I'm a millionaire who creates zero jobs. Why do I pay les... by skh on Saturday January 05, 2019 @01:52PM (#18833445)

OK. I'm a hypocrite. I do vote for higher taxes on myself and others. So I guess the last sentence you wrote isn't entirely correct.

You do realize that people do seemingly contradictory things, right? And sometimes have overtly contradictory beliefs relative to their actions. As Saint Paul referenced; the thorn in his side.

My beliefs versus my actions in this instance is an aspect of the free rider problem. Look it up.

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Re:I'm a millionaire who creates zero jobs. Why do I pay les... by golemotron on Saturday January 05, 2019 @01:56PM (#18833480)

I'm aware of the free rider problem. I'm willing to bet, by the way, that the author of the article does pay a lot more in taxes than he thinks. People often speak as if effective tax rate were the net amount. That's something to think about in the context of free riders.

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Re:I'm a millionaire who creates zero jobs. Why do I pay les... by skh on Saturday January 05, 2019 @02:06PM (#18833546)

If you are aware of the free rider problem then you oughtn't be unaware that people can believe that something should be done but won't do it if they aren't forced to.

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