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Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax by dpoochieni on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @03:35PM (#24203291)
"funding other people's lives" is not enough? When the shipbuilder fires people, and the engine maker fires people and Larry fires the maintenance people who will fund them?
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Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax by jorams on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:56PM (#24205325)
I do think it's enough. My point was that excluding money from the question is not useful, because buying a yacht is explicitly an exchange of money for entertainment.
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