jimmysong on Nostr: Taxes are a way for politicians to virtue signal. They used to be for revenue, but ...
Taxes are a way for politicians to virtue signal.
They used to be for revenue, but when you can steal from peoples' savings, taxes become a lot more sinister and are used to modify behavior. The main behavioral change is to make the populace compliant.
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2023-06-02 17:37:58Event JSON
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