I was told this would not be an issue

That's what we do now. And we have plenty of money. A 100% tax rate raises how much money? Taking money from the productive to give to the lazy doesn't reduce the number of lazy people does it? Making the US the world's welfare magnet does not improve the wealth inequality and punishes productive American citizens.

We're not currently within a country mile of such confiscatory tax rates, Gasbag. I spent time with a family of business owners in Sweden one Summer when I was in college. I know the difference between a marginal rate of 98% or 99% like they were facing and being taxed at a marginal rate of 37% on my next fee. Those people had little incentive to take on more work. That's not even close to the case for me.

And I don't share your very Calvinist reaction that people on welfare are by and large lazy. They too are behaving rationally in response to the incentives they are faced with. Milton Friedman had a very straight forward solution. You like Milton. I like Milton too. Why don't we give his idea a try? It might not work perfectly. Would it be worse?

Dazzler is a true communist. He admits it. Glad that's settled.

Considering the founders started a revolution over a1.5% tax on tea in addition to their other tax burdens is all we really need to know.

I need to be honest.

I really hate how unfunny you are.

That is hilarious. hh quoting Friedman. Priceless. Cherry picker extraordinaire.

Hey hh, better not let your small circle of likeminded friends know you were backing a Conservative economist, especially a Jewish one. That might get you thrown into re-education camp.