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It’s true.
How do? You asked me for an example but did not elaborate. I don’t read minds.
Not on a free market economy.
You don’t know how governments spend money? That’s economics 101.
You've yet to demonstrate it.
All socialist economic policies run out of money?
Even capitalism doesn't have unlimited money. You can't take 100% of our money to redistribute our wealth to the socialist US military, for example.
And yet we still haven't run out of money for the socialist military and all the other government programs the right loves. Why is that?
Can you show a socialist government that did not go bankrupt?
Not all policies but socialist countries in general. In fact countries like Norway have some socialist policies but yet their economy is capitalist. But I know you know that so you are just looking for that aha moment. lol
There is no socialist military. It’s paid by taxes not by redistributing wealth.
Again, There is no socialist military. It’s paid by taxes not by redistributing wealth.
The point is that there are socialist governments and socialist economic policies. They are not the same. But there are socialist governments still in existence today
That's my whole point.
Those taxes redistribute taxpayer wealth to the military. You're just giving it a different label.
Those taxes take our money and redistribute it to the military (and to the billionaire defense contractors). It's just wealth redistribution dressed up as something else.
Sure.
Like which ones? Are they doing well economically?
Ok so why do you continue arguing against what I’m posting?
No. Taxes do not redistribute wealth. Taxes are based on income not on wealth or net worth.
How quickly you move the goalposts.
You restated what I said (which someone else actually said first), and now you're taking credit for it?
That's exactly what they do.
Taxes can be based on anything, from the color of your hair, to your birthday. We used to have poll taxes, for example.
You said: “But there are socialist governments still in existence today” and I said “Like which ones? Are they doing well economically?”. How is that moving the goal posts? It is a direct response to your post. You don’t have an answer?
You’re loosing me here. Please explain.
Which is exactly what they do not do. Taxes are not based on wealth.
But they are not based on anything in the US. They are based strictly on income hence why they are called income taxes.
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You implied that they don't exist, and then retreated to asking how they're doing economically.
Taxes can be based on anything.
Now you're moving the goalposts and trying to claim that the only taxes are income taxes. Sales tax is not income tax, nor is it based on income.
Where? Maybe you can quote my post?
Of course. Why wouldn’t I?
No. Is called income taxes because it’s based on income,
No one talked about sales taxes. And even sales taxes are based on purchases not on wealth.
“Reasonable people” and “end-stage capitalists” are only rarely the same people. And that’s also why they don’t usually share a space for long. (So no real, actual politicking can be done, and we continue to bicker at one another for another year with the fatcats snuggled up to the nation‘s [mammary-glands].)
