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Originally posted by KazetNagorraBy avoiding direct taxation, and by understanding "general welfare" the way that Madison intended it.
Can you explain to me how a government can tax without redistributing wealth?
Originally posted by joe beyserOr they could at least allow other people to borrow some of it.
If the rich need help spending some money I would gladly volunteer my services.
Originally posted by normbenignI don't get what you mean. Any kind of taxation takes money from some legal entity (a person, a corporation, whatever) and uses it for purposes the government feels are appropriate. Thus, wealth is redistributed.
By avoiding direct taxation, and by understanding "general welfare" the way that Madison intended it.
Originally posted by normbenignIf you are counting investing as money NOT sitting idle that brings up the question of how much investing stimulates the economy. How many jobs are created from the wealthy investing?
Let's see. We have a fiat money monetary system in which 3% inflation is considered the norm. So if you don't spend your cash, or get a 3%+ return on it, it is evaporating. Most people with accumulated wealth aren't total idiots.
The only reason that they would "hoard" cash, that is not spend or invest it, is that the risks of "investing" or even saving are greater than the anticipated return.
Originally posted by sh76Is this corporate cash held in US Bank accounts?
Hoarding money is a meaningless concept. Money is purchasing power; you cannot hoard it; you can merely decline to use it. When you decline to use it, you are not depriving anyone of its utility; it merely has no impact on the market. Resources cannot be hoarded. Abstract numbers that represent ability to acquire resources cannot be hoarded.
If I hoard a war ...[text shortened]... hoarding it. But my holding $100m in a bank account does not deprive anyone else of a resource.