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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 6 Nov 2019

      Patrick McKenzie Retweeted Teddy Schleifer

      Apropos of nothing: I bet you could increase tax collection by changing absolutely nothing except having the IRS publish a league table. Possibly even an opt-in one. You wouldn’t even have to call it “lifetime cumulative net tax paid” you could just call it “score.”https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/1192188119417704448 …

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      Teddy SchleiferVerified account @teddyschleifer
      Bill Gates on a wealth tax: "I've paid over $10 billion in taxes. I've paid more than anyone in taxes. If I had to pay $20 billion, it's fine." "But when you say I should pay $100 billion, then I'm starting to do a little math over what I have left over."
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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2019
      Replying to @patio11

      That is such a great idea. Leaderboards are magic.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2019
      Replying to @paulg @patio11

      It just occurred to me that you don't need to wait for the government to do this. A nonprofit could do it now. The big accounting and tax prep firms could authenticate the numbers on behalf of their clients.

      3:24 AM - 10 Nov 2019
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        1. Henry de Zoete‏ @HZoete 10 Nov 2019
          Replying to @paulg @patio11

          Everyone’s tax return visible to everyone else in Norway. Other upside is it helps eradicate pay discrimination

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        1. Lucky Me‏ @Light_bound 10 Nov 2019
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          And the listing should end with: 'And you? How much have you contributed to our nation's general welfare?"

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        1. Daniel Michalczyk‏ @danmichalczyk 10 Nov 2019
          Replying to @paulg @patio11

          That’s basically how it is in Norway. All tax paid is publicly available, searchable by postcode and tabloids every year run “top 100” etc... took some getting used to but it’s an interesting system.

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