• Serinus@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Also VAT is just wrong. It makes it seem like you have to pay for every improvement, which is only true if every improvement is being made by a different company.

      This thing seems more like a tirade against taxes wrapped up in “educational” packaging.

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    7 months ago

    This is wrong in so many ways. I have to question if the author even knows what he’s attempting to explain.

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    7 months ago

    i like how the example for tax is “keeping the parks clean” instead of “killing brown people in a far-away land” or possibly “funding others to kill brown people in a far-away land”.

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      7 months ago

      You hired your friend. From his salary, you pay payroll tax, your friend pays income tax.

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        7 months ago

        Oh so it’s like double dipping for the government. And if you count sales tax and corporate tax it’s like quadruple dipping or something.

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          There is a certain amount the government needs for the planned budget. This amount can be collected as one tax, or split into several taxes, or even with a “country monthly subscription for living there” or something. It’s easier to create a fair system with different taxes.