• hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I love how he had to add the radical line himself, because tax the rich is such a moderate proposal that his fanbass would probably agree with it. Hell, over 70% of the country already does.

    • Rem [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Literally who thinks the rich shouldn't be taxed at all? Only a few ancap cranks. Obviously there's a silent "more" in there, but still, almost no one disagrees that the rich should pay taxes.

      • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Hello I'm gonna be a pedant. I technically don't believe in taxation because I'm a communist who wants the private sector seized or repressed to the point of political subordination. Needing to tax the rich would represent an unstable public sector and I wouldn't agree with a model that anticipates tax income as part of its spending. As in, if we're going to tax the rich in a socialist economy, we had better only be doing that to punish them for being rich and not because we need the money. Something like 87% of Cubans don't pay taxes and the ones who do own private businesses. The Cuban economy doesn't primarily rely upon taxation from its wealthiest to fund the state, which is what I advocate for.