hm this SEEMS correct but I'm not totally sure it depends on some things would held cash still be taxed? if so probably not quite so much change HOWEVER,https://twitter.com/asglidden/status/1184730466563149831 …
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my hunch is that it would be possible for the wealthy to handle this elegantly eg: assets moved to trusts that pay out to them/descendents eg: assets distributed to descendents or trusts for these descendents well be death eg: "loans" to firms over time, firms invest
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in any case the actual collection on this tax would probably be negligible, is my guess but it doesnt matter because no way in hell it passes
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eigenrobot Retweeted Andrew "The Kid" Glidden
think this checks out thohttps://twitter.com/asglidden/status/1190370677049544704?s=19 …
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Andrew "The Kid" Glidden @asgliddenThinking about this a bit more...a wealth tax would probably obliterate State and municipal finances. It would require that bonds' interest rates increase just to keep ROI at zero, and that means investors would pull out. Recipe for public bankruptcy. https://twitter.com/asglidden/status/1184730466563149831 …Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 5 likesShow this thread -
new idea tax on human capital on one hand this is a terrible idea on the other hand it might destroy universities for good
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Caplan considers this in the Case Against Education and only comes out against it due to a general opposition to taxes.
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well right answer but this is insane "Lets tax Virtue!!" "Who could have predicted,,,,,"
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Virtue is only valuable when it is rare so taxing it will make us value virtue again at long last.
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no virtue is invaluable at every margin
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Ah, so taxing it won't make a difference, just like the libs say about rich people's money!
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