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Sorry mate, I don't think you can tax your way out of socialism. Wealth inequality may be a sign of tyranny but it is also a hallmark of actual, real capitalism, unlike the interventionist crony-capitalism we see around the world. The difference is that in free-market capitalism, although vastly poorer than the richest people in society, the least wealthy still have enough to make a living, maybe even a decent one, whereas in a tyrannical, socialist system, the poor have so very little that the very thought of continuing to live seems like a cruel joke. You suggest centralized, violent expropriation of those that have, rightfully or unrightfully, gained wealth and transfer it to those who have less, which is exactly what the current systems are based on, in other words, more of the same. Also, you completely leave out the role of government in all of this misery, the unlimited inflation of the money supply since 1971 which automatically nominally enriches all holders of assets while expropriating holders of cash and bank balances, as well as Cantillon effects enriching the politically connected to the detriment of those who can't employ lobbyists. I commend your taking the time to ponder solutions but, like any good doctor, you must look much deeper than simply to counteracting symptoms and find the real, actual cause of the disease wracking society as we now it. And just to be clear, I also have no interest in any form of wide-spread violence or "class warfare". I'm also poor myself so I have no interest in continuing the status quo.
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What violency is he advocating for? He's just arguing for more open UBI like redistribution models and that the wealthy will want more of that. Which they already do. The really wealthy people don't think in ideology, they think in risk analysis. And also one doesn't know the actual numbers is advocating for, this would target the very wealthy. The thing is, there's a real risk that socialism comes back. What Dr. Jeff is arguing for is a middle way, pragmatic and innovative solution to avoid precisely that. The State already exists, the state already forces you to pay taxes, we don't need to pretend as if that wasn't the case.
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