Title: Why the Rich Should Be Taxed More: Moral Argument for Progressive Taxation - Soapboxie
Headings: Why the Rich Should Be Taxed More: Moral Argument for Progressive Taxation
Why the Rich Should Be Taxed More: Moral Argument for Progressive Taxation
Moral Justification for a Progressive Tax
Taxes on the Rich
Community, Exchange, and Wealth Creation
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Content: secularist10 (author) from New York City on April 27, 2013: "threat your neighbor as you would like to be treated"
Indeed, if I was down on my luck and in need of shelter, food or healthcare, I would want to be treated well. So I am willing to give money for that social good. Theft is seizing property without consent. Taxation is by definition not theft because nobody is being forced to pay money to the government. They are free to move or renounce US citizenship any time. Think about it: for a person to get rich off an economic system, and then not contribute back into it--isn't THAT the real theft? He has succeeded from the system built and maintained by others, but does not help to maintain it himself. Where is the difference with a person who wants a piece of fruit from the grocer, but is not willing to compensate the seller for his labor?