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by rellui 2900 days ago
That's the problem, they wouldn't just moan for 30 minutes. They would spend money to have the tax reduced which I'm assuming is the only reason the tax isn't at 0% because it's not worth it for them to push it below 15%.
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"Spend the money" = "lobbying" = legalized bribery, and sometimes blackmail.

Regulatory capture is the biggest enemy of free markets.