How the taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years (USA)

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[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

But then you can buy up lots of assets like maybe 4 mansions or 3 yachts, maybe several priceless paintings, whilst you money speculate millions. Of course, you produce nothing for the economy, in fact yiu become a burden to the economy. But that's okay because trickle down economics works. It is proven to work, as can be seen by the ever increasing wealth inequality plaguing the U.S.

The wall street Libertarians will tell you the freer the market the freer the people whilst they shun anyone promoting the progressive tax system, let alone the flat tax system. It's theft by government they tell you, whilst they slowly destroy economies, speculate the common person's money, and ask government to bail them out with taxpayer money when things go bad. The thief's are not JUST GOVERNMENT and the State, but the amalgamation of government, corporate, and financial institutions.

[–]HeyImSancho 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The real clincher, and what I've been thinking about later, what exactly do they provide anymore with our taxes???? Think about that, I cannot find one thing that doesn't have conditions, and hoops that must be jumped through, in order to regain said money. God knows, if it has something to do with your body, then oh yeah, extra shit to make sure you get sicker over the years.

All in all, what tax is really necessary, when really considering it? In my book, hardly a single one.

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In antiquity taxes was paid to aid in a standing army. But in many cases if you pledged to serve the army under Rome if in the future enemies ever tried to conquer her, property was free and land was given as a human right.

Rome in antiquity and taxes like New Rome here in the U.S was very burdensome at the end of her life. Especially for the Jews and the lower classes. The U.S. is heading to its destruction just as Rome did.

[–]HeyImSancho 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm not too sure any sort of collapse on par with Rome could happen. The Scythians were the ones who sacked Rome several times; usually due to Rome double crossing on agreements made.

The Scythian's ran their area as free open republics, with free men inhabiting; all deadly, and all equal in respect for the most part.

While on the other hand, Rome, then, and now, were, and are the fomenting force behind the authoritarian empire concept. For their authoritarianism to work, they must be able to classify all people's.

When people can easily be classified, identified, and labeled, they're more in line with defenseless consumers always looking to the hand that feeds them for direction. Consumers are commodities, commodities are bought, and sold; in the end, subjects of Rome, were, and are(as we're still dealing with that authoritarian regime passed down) SLAVES.

When the US falls, I know I'll stand a good chance at making it; even with my gimpy-ness; I've honed all necessary skills to forge ahead.

I will grant you this though, most, my god, it'll be so sad the depths of disparity purposely created by the cabal.