Think about it, what are taxes for? To pay for all the things we share as a people: government, roads, healthcare etc.
If we're getting an equal amount out of the system why is it fair to expect people to pay different amounts into that system. Think about it, If you go out for dinner with friends and all eat the same amount you wouldn't expect to pay the bill based on your incomes.
That's why if you really wanted a "fair" system everyone would pay a flat dollar rate, such as $5000/person. I realize that's not realistic but perhaps we could meet in the middle with a flat tax rate, which would mean rich people would be paying WAY more than poor people. Don't even get me started on tax brackets, you're taxing people for being successful? That's just legalized theft and beyond mental.
Also, why do we never question income tax? That's a relatively new invention, you're telling me I now have to pay money to make money and then ALSO to spend money? That's fucked up, it's double dipping by the government and it's immoral.
I agree flat tax is probably the closest we can hit our lifetime but I don't really agree with inheritance tax. Why is it anyones right to take money from someone just because they were left it by their parents. That was a kind thing their family did for them and broke their backs to do at certain point in the past and now their punished for it?
That doesn't make sense, I think we should just focus on getting rid of taxes, not adding more.
It makes sense because of what you said earlier:
Inheritance completely sidesteps this merit-based distribution that you brought up, which I agree with.
No, they're not punished, they're dead. But in my opinion their children should not be rewarded for the efforts of their parents, or grandparents, or great-grandparents as the case may be.
Well you're entitled to your opinion but I couldn't disagree more, that treads on very similar ideals to what communism stands for.
I'd rather the government just leave me and mine alone, it's not up to them who has the money
Totally fair, have your own opinion. Just be aware of the tension between your desire for freedom of capital and your expectation that
I'm not saying that's my expectation, that's just how nature works. 20% of the people get 80% of the wealth because wealth is a direct result of value, the reason Bezos has so much money is because his companies produces the proportionate amount of value to society.
This distribution works that way in every natural system. In the rain forest 20% of the trees get 80% of the sunlight, in the animal kingdom the alpha male get's 80% of the females etc etc.
What I'm saying is it's natural for wealth to accumulate in a few people because we are creatures of nature. 20% of people produce 80% of the value in civilization and so they get the wealth, that's just the way it is we shouldn't try to "fix" it with manmade ideologies