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So, was it really the Commies that caused the early 20th Century inequality collapse?

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Re: Hmmm

@ Diogenes

Looks like you got there before me. Good comments.

@ airbrush

"Higher taxes ensure the money keeps circulating, keeping the system functioning"

No. Look at what tax is and how it is collected. 'Give me a protection fee, whatever I deem fair else I send heavies around. This is a good deal because I may provide services to you (directly or indirectly) but I wont do bad to you, honest'. What other organisation works like that? Tax takes money off people who earn it so it can be spent in ways you wouldnt spend it. To a point that is good for social good projects. However to take money off people is to take money from the economy. It is the removal of money from the market (which can simply be to eat!). And I dont consider NHS alternative therapies, moats and duck houses, porn and such as social good, except for those spending our earnings so they dont have to.

@ Arnaut the less

"but Wal-Mart can underpay them and let taxes make up the shortfall"

Then blame the socialist money spenders. When someone is giving away free money (especially what has been stolen from you in the first place) then yeah you take the money. In the UK public money must be spent (blown!) to get the same again next yr. If the gov hoses people with money then yes you get in line. They already hose you with tax's to do this.

"management of large corporations, with the combination of power and access to money, is a natural career goal for psychopaths"

This can be somewhat true I would argue. And what better management position than that of the countries largest monopoly which also gets to make up the rules (gov). With all the perks and trimmings.

@ Alan Brown

"It's only natural that psychopaths end up at the helm - until they decide to maximise value for themselves and screw the shareholders."

An action we see from government and public institutions regularly. But the gov dont go broke until the country goes broke. And they leave behind a bill to all the people demanding more services and more welfare because it is their right and they deserve to be given it. The people were happy with labour because they felt rich. Blair walked out loaded, as did a lot of the labour clan and the people were left the bill. What did the people do? 'Noooooo, you cant cut spending we want more!'. Sounds very similar

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