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I don't get this, the only argument is the like Austrian school taxation is theft argument but in that case all the taxes that income tax haters like are also just as much theft.

You see a new article every week about why we need to get rid of income tax and replace it with some asinine "progressive consumption tax" that allows for poor people to write some stuff off but not other stuff its a mess.

every inane over complicated solution always runs into either not making enough, being to expensive to enforce and calculate or being regressive

even in Europe which comes the closest to this with the use of vats but income tax is still their main cash cow

this is a solution in search of a problem income tax works, economist agree when done right (as in you don't raise income tax 50% in a day)it has the least distortion, it's easy to collect and raises massive revenue

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

Your income is taxed in payroll taxes, income taxes(federal and sometimes state), and then you are taxed for buying things. That is bullshit.

Personal income shouldn't be taxed unless you make substantially more than the cost of living. Anything over $10m should be taxed at 100% including capital gains and stock awards. If you need more motivation to succeed than $10m a year, you are a lazy parasite.

Where they need to actually tax is businesses. Tax the businesses based on profit and remove the loopholes that allow for tax avoidance abuse schemes that result in a state single digit tax percentage of profits. I would even go so far as to say that the federal taxes on businesses should only apply in interstate and international businesses and only states should be allowed to tax businesses that operate exclusively within the state's borders.

The effects of that tax plan have obvious consequences and they are all beneficial to the people.