[quote=jstoesz][quote]BTW, those salaries/benefits are recycled back into the economy as these employees spend their money. It is far better than “investments” by rich people that have a debt offset (require repayment PLUS interest/dividends).[/quote]
You are comparing apples and oranges. The money that the public sector is paid is from taxes. It is not organically grown from productive enterprises. Your argument amounts to a thief taking money from a cash register and then spending it in that very business as some sort of repayment.[/quote]
It’s not whether something is provided by private or public enterprise that determines value, it’s whether or not the things provided are demanded or necessary for society to function in the most efficient and beneficial way possible.
If you think that NOT paying taxes is what makes a country rich, can you please provide an example of a single successful country where there are no/few taxes and a weak/non-existent government?
Here, you can sort by spending, wealth, literacy, health outcomes, etc. PLEASE, just find ONE example of a country with low/no-taxes that outperforms socialist countries.
