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I am very thankful that you're not running the show.
As are we all, Arrian . I've been having this argument with him for months... that you need savings to invest, but he just can't understand that... if you can do it, you are a better man than I .
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
Originally posted by DAVOUT
Considering the US balance of foreign trade, one could believe that consuming more than 100% of your production has already been achieved.
That maybe so. The trade balance results in borrowing. The imbalance is the result of the wealth in the US. Consuption always spurs investment though so there is always enough investment. It's the invisible hand
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Originally posted by Kidicious
Man, the companies are shipping out all the jobs they can now. There would be absolutely no increase because of the a wealth tax.
Incorrect. Companies are shipping out jobs where doing so gives them a likely net advantage. An asset tax encourages that even further.
Here's the way it works. Cutting working peoples taxes increases their disposable inome. More income means economic growth. Right?
No, the way it works is that more income may contribute to economic growth, or it may just contribute to inflation if income increases faster than production. Unless you like greater imports and ever larger trade deficits. Since you're taxing capital formation, production will not grow in your system beyond existing facilities (maybe) increasing output up to present capacity.
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Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
The crawdad principle. (If you catch one crawdad and put it in a bucket, it'll crawl out, but if you put two in a bucket, as soon as one's about to crawl out, the other one will grab it's tail.
A large percentage of people who grow up in a "poor" environment fit that mold precisely - they rationalize excuses for their failures, and actively undermine anyone who tries to do better. However, you're talking about a sociological defect, not a lack of economic opportunity. Tax policy won't help dumbasses - they'll just spend anything extra on lotto tickets, Marlboros or Kools instead of generics, and useless crap. People have to decide whether they want to subscribe to that sort of defeatist mentality or not.
Creating more opportunity for the poor will change things. Then they will see success as obtainable.
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- Justice Brett Kavanaugh
That maybe so. The trade balance results in borrowing. The imbalance is the result of the wealth in the US. Consuption always spurs investment though so there is always enough investment. It's the invisible hand
So your statement about famine is wrong, or we move from famine to wealth when we broke the 100% limit ?
Statistical anomaly.
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Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
No, the way it works is that more income may contribute to economic growth, or it may just contribute to inflation if income increases faster than production. Unless you like greater imports and ever larger trade deficits. Since you're taxing capital formation, production will not grow in your system beyond existing facilities (maybe) increasing output up to present capacity.
There would be a short period of inflation and increased trade deficit. After the adjustment everything will be smooth.
I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh
I am very thankful that you're not running the show.
As are we all, Arrian . I've been having this argument with him for months... that you need savings to invest, but he just can't understand that... if you can do it, you are a better man than I .
You don't know what the financial system is either
I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh
You don't know what the financial system is either
Seeing how everyone is against you, perhaps you are the one who doesn't know what the financial system is?
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
It's called the financial system. It's how you and I get a return for our savings. Because someone borrows it to invest.
If they do it without adequate equity, they're playing Polish roulette. Project finance in the US typically requires 20-30 percent equity, SEC margin caps are there for a reason, etc. Overleveraging is unsound in the extreme - remember the good ol' collapse of the junk bond bubble? In your system, since you tax assets and encourage capital flight, you would force overleveraging, or the always available alternative of investing elsewhere.
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Creating more opportunity for the poor will change things. Then they will see success as obtainable.
Losers will always find a way to lose. People who don't see success as attainable now aren't going to see it because they have some extra spending money every two weeks.
You choose whether you see success as attainable or not, just as you choose what role models you'll follow, if any, etc.
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