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Tax no one below a living allowance, tax comparable economic income comparably, expose hidden tax spending, return pollution rents, and make filing automatic and free.
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A position worth holding should survive its strongest good-faith objection and name who bears the burden.
The best good-faith case against this position, followed by why the party still lands where it does.
The strongest objection is that “economic income” and externality pricing grant government broad valuation and modeling power that will spread downward. The answer is statutory thresholds, ordinary-household exclusions, realization for almost everyone, deferral with interest, public methods, independent appeal, and automatic expiration of any pilot. The position holds because liquidity difficulty justifies timing rules, not permanent exemption of capacity to pay.
The people, institutions, and tradeoffs most likely to bear the burden of this choice.
High-income and ultra-high-wealth households lose preferences and pay more. Industries built on tax arbitrage shrink. Polluters and consumers see formerly hidden costs. Tax preparers lose simple-return business. Government bears technology, privacy, and appeal costs. Dividends, living allowances, transition rules, and long payment periods mitigate concentrated burdens. The policy accepts the remaining cost to finance the common systems that make private accumulation possible.
Turn frustration into useful pressure.
If this position misses evidence or a lived consequence, challenge it. If it holds up, help test it locally and connect it to the issues around it.