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People not understanding progressive taxation on a thread about making 300k+ is a bit funny.


I wonder how many libertarian ideologies get forged simply because they don't understand progressive tax rates.


If you already believe taxation is theft, why would you bother with the specifics?


IME, lots of people start out with revulsion to the specifics (often based on popular misunderstandings of those specifics) and only later adopt a “taxation is theft” ideology to rationalize that revulsion.

So, I understand GPs question.




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