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Originally Posted by loganmule
Smooth, your posts on this have been excellent, although admittedly you have been preaching to the choir.
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Confiscating private property to ensure economic equality is incompatible with individual rights. Any argument that claims otherwise is irrational. You can guarantee absolute economic equality or you can guarantee individual rights in economic matters. You can't do both, so which do you want?
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Originally Posted by loganmule
I, too, would like for Galt to provide sound reasons for his position.
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I'll ask you what I asked Smooth: What sort of "reason" are you looking for? My arguments against the estate tax are and have mainly been based on individual rights (property rights). What more of an explanation do you want?
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Originally Posted by loganmule
Given the disparity existing between the very rich and all of the rest of us, the reality is that the very rich are going to shoulder a higher tax burden. This may be seen as "unfair" to the rich, but there simply won't be enough money to fund government otherwise.
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The amount of funding necessary for a government to perform its duties depends on what a government's duties are. Generally speaking, what role do you feel government should play in our lives? What services should it offer, if any?