Re:I'm a millionaire who creates zero jobs. Why do I pay les...
by skh on Sunday January 06, 2019 @03:12PM
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I don’t think my position is hypocritical and even if it is I’m not looking for a way to resolve it. I believe taxes should be higher for people in my income bracket. I also will not be donating to the government. I have not problem with this state of affairs. Others seem to have a problem with it though.
Whether or not taxes should be raised is independent of whatever level of hypocrisy I possess.
Having thought about this a bit more, the idea of "not being taxed enough" is not necessarily about raising revenue for the government. They don't need to take your money to tax you, they can just print money and tax everyone with inflation. The point of taxing the "rich" more is to level the playing field. It is prevent power from concentrating in people who are not democratically accountable. So in that case, donating your estate will not achieve that goal.