Thursday, August 18, 2011

Tax the Rich, Feed the Poor

What is interesting about the "Tax the rich" cry is that there is so much resistance to it. Why would anyone object? They are different, isolated, often obnoxious and the high profile rich themselves want their taxes raised. Why is there a public debate?

My bet is that it is the other side of the equality coin. People want equal opportunity; they do not want to legislate results. This is the obverse of the objection to subsidies for people and groups.

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