tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post8482947833780361688..comments2024-01-16T05:48:33.523-05:00Comments on Errata Security: In defense of Paul Graham's "Inequality"David Maynorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921229607193067441noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-17661474611860408172016-01-14T11:14:17.586-05:002016-01-14T11:14:17.586-05:00Well said! I have to say that some thoughts of wis...Well said! I have to say that some thoughts of wise people can really influence on one’s life. I am an experienced reader and surfing the Web looking for interesting things to read is my hobby. The latest site I was on was the article about <a href="http://busylisting.com/ideals-solutions/794156" rel="nofollow">online data room</a>.ShawnMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943669890761416271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-53563545424072354382016-01-11T08:00:32.684-05:002016-01-11T08:00:32.684-05:00"He regularly hears statements like "the..."He regularly hears statements like "the rich don't pay their fair share of taxes", which are at complete odds with his personal experience. This is just bigotry, an argument made by people who envy and hate the rich. "<br />...<br />"But that's because the rich don't follow the law, and evade taxes."<br /><br />Oh, ok.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120859432770817509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-66284930705156439952016-01-09T09:48:40.147-05:002016-01-09T09:48:40.147-05:00I agree with the point of the article, but this cl...I agree with the point of the article, but this claim is not accurate:<br /><br />"Activists want you to believe that rising incoming inequality is a uniquely American thing, due to deficiencies in the American system. That's not true: it's rising in every other rich country as well ..."<br /><br />Not quite. I live in Finland, which is a "rich" country, and here the income equality has been going mostly down for seven years now. http://www.findikaattori.fi/fi/58<br /><br />This of course does not stop activists from <i>claiming</i> that income equality keeps rising. It doesn't stop the government broadcaster from repeating these claims, even if they would be refuted simply if anyone looked at the official statistics.<br /><br />And it's no reason to celebrate of course, because diminishing income equality comes with very high tax rates which are still not able to generate enough revenue to cover government expenses, so that the government debt - so far comparatively low - is growing rapidly.pjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222012841171277081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-33817606810738374192016-01-09T09:18:43.753-05:002016-01-09T09:18:43.753-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.pjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222012841171277081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-88784099519459597512016-01-08T01:44:09.660-05:002016-01-08T01:44:09.660-05:00> Specifically, the more you confiscate the win...> Specifically, the more you confiscate the winnings of startup founders, the fewer startups you'll get<br /><br />Do you have evidence for that? It's certainly true in the limit, but is it true on the margin at anything near current tax rates?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315189513110054064noreply@blogger.com