The thing is more like: In any sort of welfare state, (that's the main argument of why to have a state in the first place), why tax the poor at all?
In that case taxes should be negative and there could be other mechanism transposing the slope, like a disability, old age, kids, doing community service (anything falling under state employment for that matter).
When it comes down to it, if you are willing to strip down unnecessary bureaucracy what are now taxes could substitute any governmental mechanism involving money.
At best the thing would be tied to consumption, not income, property, profit or something else. Of course that would require a drastic change in the money system as well, which brings us back to bitcoin...
Negative taxes lessens the need/desire for people to work. Disabled and old people, and kids, should all be taken care of by family members, relatives, friends, or charities. They shouldn't be the responsibility of the taxpayer.In that case taxes should be negative and there could be other mechanism transposing the slope, like a disability, old age, kids, doing community service (anything falling under state employment for that matter).
When it comes down to it, if you are willing to strip down unnecessary bureaucracy what are now taxes could substitute any governmental mechanism involving money.
At best the thing would be tied to consumption, not income, property, profit or something else. Of course that would require a drastic change in the money system as well, which brings us back to bitcoin...
Why tax them? Well, if they're using services that cost money, shouldn't they pay for those services just like everyone else?
If the rich work less because it isn't worth the money after tax, then it does penalize the poor. That is less money for the rich to loan to the poor or to pay the poor to work for them. There are consequences.
The contrary argument is: the higher the tax on the rich, the more inclined they are to reduce their tax burden by employing more people.
Both are speculation, the argument I propose might seem to be backed up by the data.
