this is an interesting speech and he asks some good questions. it got me to thinking of alternate systems from the current coercion and duress taxation model we all live by. do you like paying taxes? no? what a surprise. read on. https://youtube/watch?v=t38MpQh96xA id generally agree that forced taxation is a form of slavery, especially the current system in the US. our politicians have proven they are completely incompetent at balancing a budget, and love telling people what they want to hear to be re-elected, like how they will lower taxes while simultaneously putting more money into popular government programs... but you cant do both if youre going to competently do your job as a politician - balancing a budget. ever notice how politicians are picked based on a perceived popularity contest rather than their actual skills and competence at the job? so we end up with an extremely inefficient system, covered in red tape, that behaves very much like a wasteful planned economy. leaders (who get luxurious wages regardless of performance) have to make a lot of guesses and assumptions way ahead of time that a free market could better assess, resulting in waste and shortage... except we also have incompetent and dishonest politicians making terrible choices about taxes and how the money is spent, and receiving bribes to make nefarious decisions for corporate profit... so they continue to implement more forced taxes such as obamacare for services that people may not actually want, and throw away money like crazy doing things for WAY more than theyd cost to do any other way, while acting like its impossible to lower the budget. gotta keep raising the debt ceiling because it keeps growing out of control, right? however, i disagree that all forms of taxation are slavery. it just needs to be rebuilt by people who arent tyrants. now that we have technology to handle records more cleanly than throughout history, it opens some doors. so for many corporations, taxes are merely a suggestion and hardly required as long as you know how to dodge them - only small businesses, middle-class people, and poor people are really under duress when it comes to taxation. so what about a system where taxes for citizens were optional and public services were actually dictated by the people? our current voting system kind of sucks, so why not vote with your money contributions? each person fills out a sheet saying what % of the max they are willing to contribute to each section of public good and contribute what they can with a minimum based on what they make. as long as they at least paid a minimum, then they gain access to those goods and services that they pay for. if someone cannot afford taxes, they would no longer have the IRS at their door harassing them, and they would not be forced to pay for services they do not want - they would just be denied access to the services they dont pay for until they contribute to it again. money collected each period would be allocated to the appropriate areas while updating policy based on the allocation and votes. if certain areas are severely lacking or over-funded, then there could be a follow-up voting/input period where further deliberation happens and problems are solved together by the community. public access things like roads could just be added to the associated car registration fees, so people without cars dont have to pay for the associated work to maintain things they dont use. someone could still pay extra taxes in an area to cover their friends/family, or as a way of requesting better quality and resources in that service. meanwhile, id like to see all tax loopholes closed for corporations and force them to pay for all externalities and costs for any damage they cause or additional public burden/work thats required on their behalf. youll notice in that video, the guy leaves a concept on the table without connecting it to corporations - people make about 1/3 of what they produce working in most corporations. if you build $30/hour worth of chairs, lets say, youd make $10/hour and the corporation would take $20/hour. mark said that is slavery. so why not turn the tables around on corporations a little? for many major corporations, having a portion of their profits taxed is just karma for doing it to their employees. while im at it, limiting the max income for ANYONE, no matter who they are but especially politicians and CEOs, to something like $100,000-$200,000 and forcing them to pay the rest of yearly gains in taxes, could solve a lot of greed and self-serving mofos and restore the health of the economy very quickly. thoughts?
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:26:36 +0000
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