Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
The system doesn't work. Practically, I don't believe gross tax should ever be above 50%, given the fact that we now have a 50% income tax, and local, road, fuel etc. taxes on top; one might ask what the gross tax burden is now.

It has to be above 50%, which means people work more to support the State than themselves.
But mantaining the roads, hospital bills, education, pension, etc = people working to support themselves (though through the state).

There is obvious practical reasons I wouldn't ever advocate a 100% tax as I doubt it would ever be the situation like Steve Jobs (CEO Apple) who only gets paid $1 per house (he lives off his companies expenses account, no personal money himself)