Re: Andrew's Ideal World


>"Andrew Usher" <k_over_hbarc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:f0a3eb98-7ff0-4c7c-82c9-339bc14bede5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Heidi Graw wrote:

>> > Andrew wrote:
>> > Nonetheless, the poor would be relatively worse off under ANY SYSTEM
>> > of consumption taxes than they are with income taxes (which they don't
>> > pay).

>> Heidi wrote:
>> All it requires is to bump up the non-taxable income for poor people.

>Andrew wrote:
> The point is that paying more money to poor people is logically
> unrelated to changing the tax system. With all other things fixed, a
> consumption tax always does effect reverse redistribution.

Then tell us what means you would use to pay money to the poor.
You've mentioned a guaranteed income. Fine. What figure have
you in mind that you believe will meet the needs of the poor?

You also mentioned wealth creation. We know productive
people create wealth. We also know that unproductive people
do not create wealth. What mechanism would you use to
transfer the wealth from the productive to those who are
unproductive? Who should be responsible for this transfer?

And more importantly, what incentives would you offer
to the productive wealth creators to keep on being
productive?

Heidi



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