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Re: Preaching to the Choir
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:24:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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Not trying to be obtuse. For all I know these might be well-established
econmic terms that are unfamiliar to me.
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Oh, I was just making the terms up, for all I know. I guess I should have
explicated.
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By “wealth tax” do you mean a tax on acquisitions/already-held
holdings separate from income?
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Yes. I see it as a sure-fire loop-hole avoidance scheme. If all property is
taxed, regardless of who owns it, then the rich -- even when trying to
disguise their wealth are taxed proportionately no matter what.
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And
does “common earnings per hour rate” mean that everyone would get the same
hourly wage regardless of profession?
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Yeah. Ideally, under such a system the medium of exchange would simply be
the manhour.
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But wouldn’t that play havoc with comparative advantage? One hour of Bill
Gates’s time is worth more than one hour of Paul Krugman’s time and forcing them
to be the same seems to miss any information the market can transmit to improve
allocations.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) In principle I think this would work for me, as long as we can set up a guarantee against certain individuals legally declaring themselves the tax-free stewards (rather than tax-liable owners) of a multi-billion dollar estate, or something (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Oh, I was just making the terms up, for all I know. I guess I should have explicated. (...) Yes. I see it as a sure-fire loop-hole avoidance scheme. If all property is taxed, regardless of who owns it, then the rich -- even when trying to (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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