France’s Message for Capitalism: Adapt or Die

Re:France’s Message for Capitalism: Adapt or Die by Nerdfest on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @02:33PM (#19433998)

I'm quite amazed it's taken this long. Of course, it hasn't actually happened yet either. If fair taxation alone were in place, the standard of living would be significantly better in pretty much any country.

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Re:France’s Message for Capitalism: Adapt or Die by grondilu on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @02:37PM (#19434037)

> If fair taxation alone were in place,

What is "fair" taxation?

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Re:France’s Message for Capitalism: Adapt or Die by DArcMattr on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @03:30PM (#19434727)

Economically, the fairest tax system is one that does not affect people's behavior. The most straightforward means of doing this is a head tax, but that's not politically feasible. The best thing to do is a sales tax on price inelastic things.

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Re:France’s Message for Capitalism: Adapt or Die by int_19h on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:39PM (#19435561)

What makes it "fair", exactly? I don't think most people would see it as such.

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Re:France’s Message for Capitalism: Adapt or Die by rasz on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:24PM (#19435392)

Thats US today.

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