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It is colossally strange to have published literally one of the worst takes about progressives, housing, and climate change simultaneously with one of the best—with no indication of self awareness about it.
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Replying to @scottlucas
While I am for progressive taxation, I don't think they understand the paradox that the more that all of your taxpayer revenue comes from a tiny 1% elite, the more structurally dependent you become on attracting them to your economy.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
Yeah, I'll buy that, but god knows how you'd put empirical boundaries on that?
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
@gmetcalf said, "I think it would be good for you guys to have a theory on how high various taxes should go," which I sort of disagree with kind of2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @scottlucas @gmetcalf
that wasn't really my argument. I was more like Tim & Progressives don't understand that the more all of your public goods/services come from highly progressive taxation of a small elite, the more your entire system over the long run will become structurally dependent on
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @gmetcalf
Ah, I see your point better now. It's right, but missing the motivation for these policies can have a normative goal of eliminating the rich (as rich people, at least.)
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the reason I became more interested in antitrust is because I came to see that progressive taxation alone wouldn't address this issue. You have to address the concentration of power, wealth issue well before the point of taxation.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @gmetcalf
Would 100% cosign, except to add that I can't see how antitrust works on anything on a subnational scale
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