Comment by Ray20

Comment by Ray20 11 hours ago

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> But the power concentration is a strong reason.

A centralized authority capable of so severely restricting the economic freedom of the most powerful people implies a far greater concentration of power than the one you're fighting against. You're proposing to cure the common cold with AIDS.

1718627440 7 hours ago

> A centralized authority capable of so severely restricting the economic freedom of the most powerful people implies a far greater concentration of power

Yes. That's the idea. Make the largest concentration of power an elected body auditable by the commons and whose actions are formalized by a bunch of rules, that they can choose, but still need to stick to.

wat10000 11 hours ago

Why? We already tax people. This would be a difference of degree, not of kind.