Re:Media Owned by Wealthy Are Quick to Tell You Wealth Taxes...
by rayiner on Thursday October 22, 2020 @02:59PM
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> This is arguably a "good thing" because one could argue that it's "unfair" that large, high revenue / high income corporations allocate so much capital in our economy. It would arguably be better for them to pay the taxes and instead have that capital be allocated by a democratically accountable body: the government.
This is certainly "arguable." One of the very few things economists agree on is the market's are better at allocating capital than governments. That's one of the core functions of markets.
> a wealth tax creates a perverse incentive to not invest back in the company.
This is arguably a "good thing" because one could argue that it's "unfair" that large, high revenue / high income corporations allocate so much capital in our economy. It would arguably be better for them to pay the taxes and instead have that capital be allocated by a democratically accountable body: the government.