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Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by kvgr on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @05:49PM (#41573218)
And most important questions: why is the government so expensive, do we really need all of this, is it efficient? How is the efficiency evaluated?
Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by epolanski on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @06:29PM (#41573568)
I really despise some of these anarcho capitalist arguments.

A society that isn't lifted by redistributing wealth through taxes creates nothing but a more inequal and dangerous society for everyone.

We can all argue about inefficiencies, what is the right amount of spending and funding, but redistributing taxes by creating socially needed projects, from roads that you use, to ports through your shipments to policing streets so your daughter is safer when she goes out with friends. The list is so long.

People don't even realize how much wealth and prosperity has been created by redistributing wealth through taxes.

Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by ajsnigrutin on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @07:09PM (#41573870)
> A society that isn't lifted by redistributing wealth through taxes creates nothing but a more inequal and dangerous society for everyone.

I mean.... the government is taking tax money from the "poor" (so, normal workers, who cannot avoid paying taxes the way the article described, and whatever new way will be used after the changes), and giving them to a few friendly corporations who give back a percentage to politicians and normal peple usually get nothing.

Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by epolanski on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @04:08AM (#41577099)
This is again worth debating, but many comments here imply that the best amount of taxes is 0.

I don't think they realize the kind of place they would end up living in.

Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by kvgr on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @12:53PM (#41582337)
People would be mich happier if the taxes were 50% less, the waste and corruption would be gone. And services were at similar level. Right now, US health care is redistributing money from poor people to rich.