Off Topic — HabitableZone

Off Topic » in reply to The long term implications of exempting many voters from the tax base is very dangerous.

"He who robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul"

Soon, it becomes a numbers game where large voting blocks are bought and paid for with money taxed from others. Soon, the number receiving payments can easily outgrow those paying into the system. Once that happens, they can vote for candidates that support bigger and more expensive income redistribution schemes at the expense of the minority who pay for it. To an extent, this is already happening.

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