Ok_Wealth_7711 t1_iubl62p wrote
Reply to comment by LetsPlayCanasta in The face of opposition to Question 1 admits proposed tax wouldn’t hurt him much: ‘I’m not struggling’ - The Boston Globe by petepont
Weird red herring
LollyTotlkyWondrr t1_iubodo8 wrote
and ntm those poor men are the ones carrying those jobs, not the men in suits on their luxury cruises
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Ok_Wealth_7711 t1_iubmewg wrote
Answer my question first.
LetsPlayCanasta t1_iubn4ur wrote
Sure: I don't sit here and covet the wealth of other men. I don't believe we should punish success by taxing people at a higher rate just because they're successful. I think it's obscene to demand that people pay more just because they have more.
I'm sure that Bill Gates doesn't think twice about me. But Bill Gates created an industry that has employed tens of thousands of people in mostly high-paying jobs, and has created a business that increases productivity across the globe. We should be thanking him but instead the opinion is "he has a lot of money and he should give it to us."
Ok_Wealth_7711 t1_iubp7fu wrote
>I don't sit here and covet the wealth of other men.
Weirdly sexist, and red herring
>I don't believe we should punish success by taxing people at a higher rate just because they're successful.
Red herring
>I think it's obscene to demand that people pay more just because they have more.
That is literally what any flat tax does.
>I'm sure that Bill Gates doesn't think twice about me.
Yup
>But Bill Gates created an industry that has employed tens of thousands of people in mostly high-paying jobs
Unrelated to the issue
>and has created a business that increases productivity across the globe.
Is your argument that people would only be motivated to improve society because they could eventually be worth $100B+ and only making a billion wouldn't motivate them? Weird take but ok.
>We should be thanking him but instead the opinion is "he has a lot of money and he should give it to us."
Well, good ole Bill would disagree with you. That's why he started the foundation. Even he thinks he shouldn't have as much as he does.
LetsPlayCanasta t1_iubpvzw wrote
FFS - OK, now answer my question.
Ok_Wealth_7711 t1_iubqpbs wrote
Sure. The answer is quite a few. Most of these millionaires started as small business owners who weren't making much money but they needed to hire people to grow their business. Every single farmer these ads claim to care about was likely not very well off when they hired their initial staff. If you think I'm wrong, feel free to provide examples.
LetsPlayCanasta t1_iubrl61 wrote
>Most of these millionaires started as small business owners who weren't making much money but they needed to hire people to grow their business.
Yes, they took a risk, sacrificed, and created businesses that gave livelihoods to employees who subsequently provided for their families.
They must be punished.
Ok_Wealth_7711 t1_iubtmty wrote
Oh cool, moving the goal post
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Cerberus73 t1_iubpxfo wrote
He is, like you are, free to give away as much of your own money as you (and he) would like.
Yet-Another_Burner t1_iuc30m7 wrote
Success and failure aren’t taxed. Money is.
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