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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by twblalock on Monday February 04, 2019 @07:44PM (#19082164)
> Well, with a sufficiently progressive tax, you might choose to stop volunteering your time for what will be diminishing returns in income.

A solution that incentivizes successful people to hold themselves back from fulfilling their potential is going to make society poorer overall. If you want to redistribute wealth, you should incentivize the creation of wealth so you have enough to move around.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by pnutjam on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @08:11AM (#19084933)
You are assuming all work is paid work. The majority of people would find very productive things to do, and yes, higher income should be taxed more.
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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by nicklaf on Monday February 04, 2019 @07:46PM (#19082180)
Possibly! I don't know enough about economics to say one way or another.
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