Re:Review: ‘The Economics of Inequality,’ by Thomas Piketty
by yummyfajitas on Monday August 03, 2015 @02:03AM
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Not all taxation is bad by this argument. Only demanding liquidity for taxes on illiquid transfers is.
If the government took 30% of the shares of the company in lieu of the same amount in cash, the issue would be completely resolved. There would be no reason not to invest in the business - the government takes 30% (or whatever the rate is) of shares regardless.
The problem is that turning illiquid assets into cash costs extra money.
If the government took 30% of the shares of the company in lieu of the same amount in cash, the issue would be completely resolved. There would be no reason not to invest in the business - the government takes 30% (or whatever the rate is) of shares regardless.
The problem is that turning illiquid assets into cash costs extra money.