Oddbean new post about login | logout Capitalism on Communist rails. Why are people losing faith in Capitalism? Because we let the government turn us into Commies a long time ago bastardizing the money system and we did nothing about it.
America was fundamentally changed into a socialistic society in 1913-ish with the introduction of the 16th taxation amendment.
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But we are just going to tax the top 1% and income tax of 1%! We can overturn your constitutional rights to fuck the top 1% right guys? How'd that slippery slope go?
Yes. Also. Unalienable rights aren't granted by the Constitution. You are born with them, and they cannot be taken away. Not even by a 100% majority rule vote. The Constitution tells the government that those rights shall not be infringed.