Enough with the big-government central planning of our lives. Stop using the tax code for social engineering.https://twitter.com/reason/status/1021477559383420928 …
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Replying to @justinamash
But sir, that presumes the government owns your money in the first place. How is allowing you to keep a little more of your own money a bad thing? Regardless of the details?
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Replying to @DanielLMcAdams
No, it does not assume that. Moreover, unless you’ve decided not to pay taxes, you must live with the consequences of government tax decisions. To support a targeted tax break is to commit the broken window fallacy. The opportunity cost is a broad-based tax cut that was forgone.
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Replying to @justinamash
1. I appreciate your reply, Mr. Amash. But I am perplexed that you would make the perfect the enemy of the good. Ultimately, everyone would get a huge (100%?) tax cut....
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Replying to @DanielLMcAdams @justinamash
2. But in the meantime you are arguing that it is better for that money to remain in the government coffers than to be returned to its rightful owner? You'd rather the government keep that money to waste on some crony project than the gym member to spend in the free market?
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Replying to @DanielLMcAdams @justinamash
3. There is no scenario where the gym member voting with his own (tax refunded) money in the free market is worse than the government keeping the money (and the power over us that goes with it). The gym member buying a new suit is not better than the govt buying a junk F-35?
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We should oppose both the targeted tax break and the crony project. To allow the government to provide special tax treatment for social engineering is to encourage and empower the government to raise everyone’s taxes so it has the room to provide that special treatment.
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Replying to @justinamash @DanielLMcAdams
I have to admit... I do not envy your job,
@justinamash. I will always appreciate your principled, rational positions.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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