Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer...
by amazingamazing on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @11:46AM
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again, I am only talking about income taxes, which can be appraised and assessed easily. taxing wealth introduces complications beyond the scope of discussion.
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Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer...
by lostlogin on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @12:07PM
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> taxing wealth introduces complications beyond the scope of discussion.
That’s a key part of this discussion and argument. So once someone has the money, let’s just ignore it.
Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer...
by amazingamazing on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @12:11PM
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there is no objective way to calculate and appraise all wealth, so such discussions are meaningless inherently, the touching of said assets would immediately change its value, which would require recalculation, which would change the value again, etc.
the only true way to do it is to tax upon realization, which is already what happens.
Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer...
by lostlogin on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @11:14PM
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This is a bizarre argument. You can can throw your hands up and say it’s too hard or actually do something. Property tax, property sales tax, taxing capital gains, etc.
None of this is new or novel.