[quote=pri_dk]Try “building wealth” in a place that has no taxes and see which environment is more favorable.
Of course not all taxes are a good idea, but the idea that “more government is always bad” or “more taxes are always bad” is silly.
The Constitution was written with the purpose of creating a government with the power to tax. Some people were arguing “more government is bad” back then too.[/quote]
Isn’t that a little bit of a hyperbole? No one, AFAIK, is advocating no taxes. The counter of your first sentence would be, try “building wealth” in a place that has 100% taxes and see which environment is more favorable. I’m sure you’re not advocating that either, but it’s just as useless of an argument.
Also, AFAIK, no one is saying “more government is always bad” or “more taxes are always bad”. Yes, it’s silly as you say. But then, to flip that around, it’s just just as silly saying “less taxes are always bad” and “less government is always bad”.
