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comment by elfassy
elfassy  ·  2947 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: As a nation, what is the best way to tax my citizen?

Agreed. My point is that if financial goods were also taxed, that would affect the rich (which have most of their wealth in these) more than the poor. The only thing that wouldn't be taxed is the accumulated interest... until it's used to buy more goods.