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Taxes is the equivalent of trying to figure out how a large group at a restaurant should split the check on an exponential scale. You can call it something else. End of the day someone still needs to pay the bill.

Mallory 2y ago

Should the tax code be simplified, yes. Should we have a discussion about what gets taxed and how much, yes. Should we discuss what our taxes fund, yes.

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Stelios 2y ago

And can this be decided centrally with an outcome that is different from the present one?

Mallory 2y ago

Please clarify what you mean by decided centrally

Stelios 2y ago

If a decision(a) needs to be taken and agreed upon/enforced universally, then I am assuming there’s a central authority that does it.

Mallory 2y ago

Do you consider government as a whole to be a central authority?

Stelios 2y ago

If we’re talking about representative democracies then yes. They do not allow the people to discuss those matters directly. Ultimately they are decided centrally, with “power checks” that are meant to prevent abuse.

Mallory 2y ago

Are you proposing direct representation for taxation?