Re: Montana: "Let's make stupidity mandatory!"

On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:43:56 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 1/15/2025 5:24 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 1/15/2025 3:00 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/15/2025 1:02 PM, Shadow wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:57:39 GMT, cyclintom
<cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:
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<about who is responsible for running over cyclists>
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This is especially common among illegals here in
California with these
assholes laying on the horn even when yoyu're nowhere
near them.

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    The only solution is to raise taxes the rich pay.
Then you
could fund essential services like the police, and any
unlawful
extraterrestrial will be promptly arrested for driving
without a
license. And shuttled back to Mars or whatever.
    Problem solved. Plus there might even be some money
left to
pay for medical services, education and your welfare checks.
    []'s

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Without regard to this argument per se, isn't your
preferred solution to everything "Tax the rich" ?

 
It's a good one. How much money do Musk, Bezos, etc. really
need? For what?
 

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You've written that previously.
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I've noted previously that the top 10% of earners represent
over half of income tax revenue:
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https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/MPowG/5/
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In California where policy is closer to your tastes, the
problem of collecting revenues shows the complex mix of factors:
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/leaving-rich-americans-ditching-california-163000441.html
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Note in link, "Ultra-wealthy Californians, the top 1%,
typically pay between 40-50% of the state’s personal income
tax revenue."
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I ask again, how much is enough? What's the limiting principle?

The question "How much money do Musk, Bezos, etc. really
 need? For what?"is a two edged sword as one can ask the question to
almost anyone.Frank, for example, has a bicycle, a motorcycle (he may
have recently sold that) and an electric car, not to mention shoes.
Does one really, truly, need  all these transportation devices?
--
Cheers,

John B.