Rich Germans Demand Higher Taxes
- Thread starter Netphase
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You know, as crazy as it sounds, if I was a billionaire I would be more than happy to pay some extra taxes to help out those less fortunate than me. Guess I'm getting soft in my old age ...
That is pretty fucking stupid and backwards. Businesses are efficient at earning, spending and saving money, while Government entities simply try to blow their budgets so they can request higher ones.
It's taking the smart money and putting it in the hands of idiots.
It's taking the smart money and putting it in the hands of idiots.
This is why you'll never be a billionaire, I guess. And if you really wanted to help people you'd donate directly to charities, or start your own charitable foundation, rather than throwing it all in a furnace called government waste.
So if you busted your ass to earn as much as you could you gladly give away some that money to people who sit on their ass?
You know, as crazy as it sounds, there are organizations called charities that are better at managing money and giving directly to the cause than the fucking government.
Yeah, I saw an interview in which he talked about how his office staff pay a higher tax rate than he does (because most of his income is not a salary but capital gains, so he just pays the capital gains tax on most of it). He thinks he should pay more.
The government is worse than any shady charity. Give them $100 extra dollars in taxes and about 50 cents of it would go back to something that directly affected you. If they are so concerned then start their own charities so they can still control where their money goes. If I earn my money I don't want to give it back to people who just are too lazy to work I would rather choose who I give it back to.
There are probably two major reasons behind this move - and I think it´s not for the social welfare of Germany...
a)economic stability (deflation stays low - this could eventually cost this group of richt mf´s more than the 5% within 2 years)
b)public relation & lobbying ... it´s the big companies bmw, vw, porsche, aldi behind this group... they will probably benefit in the long run through laws in their favor....
a)economic stability (deflation stays low - this could eventually cost this group of richt mf´s more than the 5% within 2 years)
b)public relation & lobbying ... it´s the big companies bmw, vw, porsche, aldi behind this group... they will probably benefit in the long run through laws in their favor....
your an idiot. if you want to help people, FUCKING help people. You dont need a government mandated tax to do it.
Exactly. Surely they could be more effective at it than a bureaucracy. Paying another 5% in taxes is akin to throwing it down the toilet. Invest that 5% intelligently into small businesses to create more jobs / fuel growth likely will yield a profit. If they are feeling altruistic, they can simply reinvest all that money into more projects.
So basically a bunch of rich people want to force the other rich people to give more money to the government?