Comment by carlosjobim

The negative side effects of taxes on labor are enormous, and have distorted humanity probably more than any other factor.

Any consideration of the consequences of taxes also has to consider the consequences of the current taxation.

But taxes have and will always be a transfer of wealth from the working poor to the rich and powerful. People talking about tax reform or more effective and just systems tend to forget this. It's like the lamb having an opinion on how the wolves should share it.