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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by dannyw on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @11:13PM (#23994194)
Consumption based taxes are regressive, not progressive, though, even if the rich consume more in absolute terms. The key is they consume less in relative terms.
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by Ericson2314 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:14AM (#23998401)
It makes no sense to judge the tax isolation anymore than it makes sense to judge the dividend in isolation.
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