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Re: Re: Who pays taxes? Who should?
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Anonymous
Your moral position does not wash. To a large extent, taxes are a charge for services received - either directly or in common. Everyone should pay something for defense - especially if the Defense industry is what employs you (I find conservative defense workers protesting high taxes to be both sad and ironic). Public safey is also universally shared.
Other items can and are segregated - like retirement savings and disability insurance. The benefit you get is dependent on what you pay. The higher your FICA taxes, the better your Social Security check.
If you eat in a restaurant, you benefit - at least theoretically - from health and safety inspection - which is why it is licit to charge a higher sales tax on food and beverage.
Property taxes fund education (which is not a good linkage) and public safety (which protects improvements).
Whether it is moral or moral hazard to have public sector retirement programs is another debate. However, if you have them, there should be a direct wage levy - such income distribution would not be a moral use of Land Value Taxes.
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