Economic Equality is Unjust

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To claim “economic equality is unjust” is a horrible understatement. Economic equality is flat out evil. Most people are taught as toddlers that it is not acceptable to take what doesn’t belong to you. And most people learn by elementary school that it is in poor taste to accept that which you didn’t earn.
Conservatives, classical liberals and libertarians celebrate the fact that people have unequal (or diverse) talents, preferences, risk averseness, attachments and cultures because these are the central element to the rich tapestry of an enlightened, humane and prosperous society. These differences will inevitably lead to economic differences. And those differences are not objectionable. Any political system that mandated economic equality would be unjust. It is unjust to treat unequal situations equally.
Anyone who demands equal outcomes without first demanding equal effort, talent, abilities, hours, and most of all - results - is a monster. Person B shouldn’t work half as hard and half as long as Person A and still get the same compensation or lifestyle.
Government should not enforce a pre-determined distribution of income or wealth. Individual effort, merit, preferences and values matter morally. An unplanned distribution is just if the distribution is the result of individuals acting freely in accordance with just rules.
The bottom line - government has no authority to take from one and give to another. None. And no, the right to tax does not even remotely qualify. Taxes are to run the government. If you’re not a government employee, then taxes do not justify your income from a tax payer.

*Quotes are taken from marketing material for upcoming economic lecture by David Burton - Senior Fellow, Economic Policy, Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation
 
Adam Smith, the founder of capitalism, strongly disagreed with you, and he endorsed progressive taxation. We liberals, of course, are the heirs of Adam Smith. Your brand of thinking is more like the Somalian government, or lack of it.
 
If they even wimper about paying taxes then I question their patriotism. You make a billion then pay more taxes and shut your mouth.
 
Adam Smith, the founder of capitalism, strongly disagreed with you, and he endorsed progressive taxation. We liberals, of course, are the heirs of Adam Smith. Your brand of thinking is more like the Somalian government, or lack of it.


Yeah, Carl Marx thought the same thing. Our founders disagreed with both, they thought everyone should contribute to the government equally. Then along came the commiecrat regressives and they fucked up the whole thing.

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To claim “economic equality is unjust” is a horrible understatement. Economic equality is flat out evil. Most people are taught as toddlers that it is not acceptable to take what doesn’t belong to you. And most people learn by elementary school that it is in poor taste to accept that which you didn’t earn.
Conservatives, classical liberals and libertarians celebrate the fact that people have unequal (or diverse) talents, preferences, risk averseness, attachments and cultures because these are the central element to the rich tapestry of an enlightened, humane and prosperous society. These differences will inevitably lead to economic differences. And those differences are not objectionable. Any political system that mandated economic equality would be unjust. It is unjust to treat unequal situations equally.
Anyone who demands equal outcomes without first demanding equal effort, talent, abilities, hours, and most of all - results - is a monster. Person B shouldn’t work half as hard and half as long as Person A and still get the same compensation or lifestyle.
Government should not enforce a pre-determined distribution of income or wealth. Individual effort, merit, preferences and values matter morally. An unplanned distribution is just if the distribution is the result of individuals acting freely in accordance with just rules.
The bottom line - government has no authority to take from one and give to another. None. And no, the right to tax does not even remotely qualify. Taxes are to run the government. If you’re not a government employee, then taxes do not justify your income from a tax payer.

*Quotes are taken from marketing material for upcoming economic lecture by David Burton - Senior Fellow, Economic Policy, Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation
so is the worst inequality and upward mobility in our history, after 35 years of GOP giveaway to the rich, super duper.
 
To claim “economic equality is unjust” is a horrible understatement. Economic equality is flat out evil. Most people are taught as toddlers that it is not acceptable to take what doesn’t belong to you. And most people learn by elementary school that it is in poor taste to accept that which you didn’t earn.
Conservatives, classical liberals and libertarians celebrate the fact that people have unequal (or diverse) talents, preferences, risk averseness, attachments and cultures because these are the central element to the rich tapestry of an enlightened, humane and prosperous society. These differences will inevitably lead to economic differences. And those differences are not objectionable. Any political system that mandated economic equality would be unjust. It is unjust to treat unequal situations equally.
Anyone who demands equal outcomes without first demanding equal effort, talent, abilities, hours, and most of all - results - is a monster. Person B shouldn’t work half as hard and half as long as Person A and still get the same compensation or lifestyle.
Government should not enforce a pre-determined distribution of income or wealth. Individual effort, merit, preferences and values matter morally. An unplanned distribution is just if the distribution is the result of individuals acting freely in accordance with just rules.
The bottom line - government has no authority to take from one and give to another. None. And no, the right to tax does not even remotely qualify. Taxes are to run the government. If you’re not a government employee, then taxes do not justify your income from a tax payer.

*Quotes are taken from marketing material for upcoming economic lecture by David Burton - Senior Fellow, Economic Policy, Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation
Its also wrong to make MILLIONS off the hard work of workers only making 10-25$ an hour. Capitalism sucks,Communism sucks. Both harm the worker who make a nation run.
 
Adam Smith, the founder of capitalism, strongly disagreed with you, and he endorsed progressive taxation. We liberals, of course, are the heirs of Adam Smith. Your brand of thinking is more like the Somalian government, or lack of it.
The Constitution says nothing about the form of system we live under. Capitalism, Socialism, or whatever. It says Freedom. Of course as humans we mess it up with our ignorance. And it guaranteed Freedom with low taxes. The federal income tax by constitutionalists is illegal. The Federal Reserve Act is illegal. Unser the Federal Income Tax law we are not supposed to pay our taxes every week/2 weeks out of our checks but every 3 months lie man businesses. It is written that way. But when challenged courts have upheld the payments out of checks because if people saw how much was taken ut they would not pay it ever quarter. Federal taxes in all ways are illegal. By the constitution. State, local, city and regional taxes are different. The Federal Reserve is a fiat currency owned by mostly foreign trillionaires that take a cut of each dollar printed. Much like loan sharks. The dollar is the world's reserve currency for the most part but it has been reducing in percentage. That means when there is trade the dollar is used to be the medium from one currency to another. We are at advantage with that. But other nations may pay a premium for the contract. So that buys a time or wealth while we are slowly eaten out from within.
 
Seems the more they make the more they cry like petulant little girls about having to pay taxes...those things that support out troops. The greatest fighting force on Earth.
 
Well no. If you make a billion dollars then you have more to pay with than some poor working class person making a mere pittance of let's say 50 grand, which is next to nothing. All the laws are written so the Uber wealthy can prosper. That's enough.
 
Today's workers work harder than ever for less. They produce more for their employers than ever before. They never complain, don't miss work, and all go above and beyond so the overgolfed CEO can make even more.
 
Yeah, Carl Marx thought the same thing. Our founders disagreed with both, they thought everyone should contribute to the government equally. Then along cam the commiecrat regressives and they fucked up the whole thing..

So, you're not just anti-capitalist, you're a raging anti-capitalist.

Liberals support true capitalism, as described by Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, which requires strict regulation to survive. Conservatives support the monopolies and croneyism that unregulated capitalism devolves into.
 
Well no. If you make a billion dollars then you have more to pay with than some poor working class person making a mere pittance of let's say 50 grand, which is next to nothing. All the laws are written so the Uber wealthy can prosper. That's enough.


The top 20% paid 87% of all income tax.
Is 87% a percentage you approve of?
 
Yeah, Carl Marx thought the same thing. Our founders disagreed with both, they thought everyone should contribute to the government equally. Then along cam the commiecrat regressives and they fucked up the whole thing..

So, you're not just anti-capitalist, you're a raging anti-capitalist.

Liberals support true capitalism, as described by Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, which requires strict regulation to survive. Conservatives support the monopolies and croneyism that unregulated capitalism devolves into.


Individual income taxes have NOTHING to do with capitalism. There is NOTHING in the Constitution that gives the feds the authority to play Robin Hood. Everyone should rise or fall on their own merits.

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