...And quit paying the 15$ Poor Tax.

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[isuggesttaxingtherich]

Hi. I have a suggestion:

PASS GO; COLLECT $200 BILLION.

[Linked article is just statistics.]

Also, I am not on Tumblr most days and will not be devoting much time to this blog; posts and responses will take a while.

[imjunebitch]

yeah

[siluscrow]

Aaaand how are all the people in the food industry pipeline getting compensated for their labor? Do you even know how much that would BE?

Or is this more a “say something people agree with and don’t actually ever consider the logistics” kinda thing?

[isuggesttaxingtherich]

I have a suggestion.

[siluscrow]

And you trust the government to not abuse that tax?

[isuggesttaxingtherich]

No, I never deny the possibility of the government trying to misuse policies. Ever. I always assume it to be an inevitably to be prepared for—hence why I also believe that important policies like this still need to be pushed for. The government can abuse virtually any power given and often will, so that means that we cannot judge the efficacy of laws based solely on that factor given the certain nature of it all. That only gives us further incentive to simultaneously combat government corruption when possible whilst trying to pass legislation to improve in other aspects, as well.

Government corruption can effectively be used to shut down any argument—and I understand why—but mentioning it just to dismiss policies would get us nowhere. No change would be made to anything for the most part. Instead of letting other important parts of our world erode because of unethical practices, we need to use our awareness of malfeasance to do something about it without letting it whittle down our willpower to improve other conditions.

TL;DR: Government malpractice is a very real, serious issue, but to acknowledge it whilst giving up on trying to increase reforms or accountability to combat it is equally redundant and discourages positive change as a whole. We can focus on addressing multiple problems without neglecting the other.

[imjunebitch]

yeah

[siluscrow]

Aaaand how are all the people in the food industry pipeline getting compensated for their labor? Do you even know how much that would BE?

Or is this more a “say something people agree with and don’t actually ever consider the logistics” kinda thing?

[isuggesttaxingtherich]

I have a suggestion.