[daniellarusso]

Preserve the status quo at all costs.

Is there a term for that?

[yonisto]

We also need a name for those who wish to ruin everything good with taxation.

[dwaltrip]

Examples of large, modern societies flourishing without the use of taxation?

[donw]

Singapore and Switzerland both have very low tax rates (topping out around ~ 20%), and both are great places to live. Panama is nice as well, and they top out at 25%.

[raxxorrax]

We don't tax the richest companies because there is a race to the bottom. It is the success story of Dublin for example.

[barumi]

> Examples of large, modern societies flourishing without the use of taxation?

This is a disingenuous red herring.

It's one thing to claim that some amount of taxes to finance public spending can be benefitial to society.

It's an entirely different thing to claim that taxing remote work brings any benefit to society.

[dwaltrip]

I was responding to a comment about “ruining everything good with taxation”.

[barumi]

Sounds to me like taxing WFH fits the description of "ruining everything good with taxation".

I mean, there's already a progressive income tax. Why should society create incentives to commute to work?

[dwaltrip]

I wasn’t commenting on a tax on WFH. I haven’t thought about it much, but I’m likely in agreement with you on that issue.

[_v7gu]

You can collect taxes without ruining everything

[tanseydavid]

> You can collect taxes without ruining everything

True -- which explains why the following rhetorical question is indeed a RED HERRING.

> Examples of large, modern societies flourishing without the use of taxation?

No one has suggested zero taxation anywhere in the thread that I can find...

[emteycz]

Examples of large, modern societies that gave way for new ideas instead of preserving the status quo at all costs?

[dwaltrip]

Nothing “gives way”, yet things change now and then regardless.

It shouldn’t be taken for granted, of course. And we should aspire to make it easier for good new ideas to take hold.

[op00to]

Quisling

[lwhalen]

Democrat

[aeternum]

Not sure, but "Harrison Bergeron" could work.

[pavel_lishin]

Here's the thing, everyone arguing against this tax is arguing for preserving the status quo as well. This pandemic has changed our situation, on every level from global to local. It's foolish to pretend it hasn't.

I would gladly contribute a larger share of my income as taxes to ensure my community doesn't suffer, provided it was distributed equitably (which is a whole other complicated discussion.)

[barumi]

> I would gladly contribute a larger share of my income as taxes to ensure my community doesn't suffer (...)

I would too, which is why I vote with my wallet and buy local, even at a premium, whenever I can.

However, income tax is the exact opposite of helping out the community, as it's designed to fatten up the central government's revenue which is then used up to feed the state's current expenditure.

[pavel_lishin]

Buying local isn't going to fund my school district or fix potholes.

[antepodius]

US schools don't need more funding, they need to be burned to the ground.

[tanseydavid]

>> Here's the thing, everyone arguing against this tax is arguing for preserving the status quo as well.

This is not a true statement.

[pheres]

inertia