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Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax by alkonaut on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:03PM (#24204892)
> But there are bad taxes. There is such a thing as too much tax.

Having a wealth tax doesn't mean the total tax goes up. Normally when discussing the merits of a certain kind of tax it's best to assume another tax is cut, otherwise it invariably becomes a discussion about whether high/low/more/less taxes are good.

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Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax by 1123581321 on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:20PM (#24205023)
Historically a wealth tax has been an increase in taxes that ironically led to increased regressive taxes as the projected gains failed to materialize due to business restructuring.
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Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax by _jahh on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @10:08PM (#24206475)
citation needed
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Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax by tekknik on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:04AM (#24207051)
> Normally when discussing the merits of a certain kind of tax it's best to assume another tax is cut

from parent, citation also needed.

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