How is an argument against wealth distribution an alternative view point to rich people cheating on their taxes? They're somehow only cheating to the extent they're correcting for taxes being progressive?
If someone is following the letter of the law, how can they be cheating?
Well, they can be cheating if they are violating the ‘spirit’ of the law or some unwritten but generally accepted notion about the law. In this case, that assumption is that taxes should always always be progressive and redistributive, right?
That’s how it’s an alternate view point.
(Personally, I’m in favor of negative income tax, but I think Yaron Brook is a talented thinker and speaker. I did not know this book of his existed, and am glad it was brought up.)
I’m searching but if you find anything on what constitutes ‘hiding’ in Norwegian tax law as it relates to offshore accounts it would be much appreciated.
I have a feeling ‘hiding’ is another one of those spirit of the law / unwritten societal rules sort of thing in this context.
The US is also very unique in which it’s the only country that expects you to pay taxes on money earned overseas as well.