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FiddleHodlHomestead · 6w
If he's not advocating for more taxation, great. That wasn't my impression. But in general, I find the idea of kindness via coercion to be very problematic, so even if there's no change in taxation t...
Nikhil Kulkarni profile picture
Oh yea true, I forgot that he is going to raise taxes for the top 1-5% richest I think.

Anyway, I do understand the idea - whenever things are forced, we don’t like it and also makes us dislike things that indirectly cause this forcing (poverty, inequality, food subsidies, etc etc ) and thus reduces kindness in the world.

But also, as long as the concept/tool of “taxation” exists as a system balancing act, guys like him are needed.

Discussions to usurp forcing tools completely from our systems is a different topic - this has been my main point that we should not misplace our disappointments or anger.

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FiddleHodlHomestead · 6w
but - fun fact- income taxes in the US were also introduced as only for the richest Americans (upper 3%)