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A few drinks in, and I immediately start talking about the inevitable collapse of humanity in the hands of capitalism.
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Really conflicting statements that taxing corporations is good but also the government is our enemy, innit?
The govt is our enemy when they hold the interests of corporations over the interests of the individual.
It shouldn't be the individuals job to pay the majority tax rate when they're struggling to survive. The people who have so much excess they can pay up to 50% tax aren't struggling in the slightest and can pay their fair share.
My favorite example of this is The Beatles. They were being taxed at a 90%+ rate and didn't even know. When they found out and took it to court, the judge basically told them they were being taxed at that rate and made so much money they didn't even notice so they just kept the rate the same and told them to fuck off.
I'm not speaking in favor for the UK specifically because they're basically still a monarchy with a parliament that doesn't represent people proportionally, but the government is the enemy of non-government powerful entities and organizations as you illustrated with the Beatles example.
By having a democracy where people vote on issues, you're participating in government for your own interests. If everyone did that properly, the government would never hold the interest of corporations over the interests of individuals. The problem arises when not enough people vote or are educated on policies, so then corporations and vocal ideological minorities can simply use money or coercion to convince people. And in doing so they directly oppose democracy, and therefor government.