Yeah I don't disagree with you guys at all really. I've never argued for a total state-controlled economy (maybe a couple more industries than we currently have). I've mostly been arguing for tax as a means to offset gross imbalances. Not that truck drivers and doctors should make the same money, but that the kids of truck drivers should have the same opportunities to succeed as the kids of doctors, and that education should be incentivized towards what you're good at/interested in, not what makes the most money. In order to do that, there are certain things that you either A) need to provide the truck driver with enough income that he can afford them for his family, or B) have those things provided by state and funded by taxes on excessive wealth.
Either way, I've ranted a lot about it in here so I'll leave it to others to discuss.
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