The Left Party says "there shouldn't be any billionaires." With Germany gearing up for an election, the far-left force has launched a new tax plan — though it will most likely never get a chance to implement it.
The Box 3 system wasn’t shut down because it was fundamentally unsound—it was dismantled to protect entrenched interests under the guise of “human rights.” That’s not reform; that’s capitulation. If the government and judiciary can’t align to address systemic inequities, then the system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly as intended: to shield wealth.
You keep pointing out the lack of accountants and evaluators as if it’s an immutable fact, but that scarcity is a direct result of deliberate underinvestment. If governments prioritized enforcing fair taxation, they’d allocate resources to train and hire more professionals. The issue isn’t feasibility; it’s political will.
As for your anecdotes about multiple BVs for tax efficiency, they only reinforce the point: these structures exist to game the system. Whether it’s within one country or across borders, the principle is the same—those with resources can exploit loopholes while everyone else carries the burden. And no, ordering annual reports won’t reveal much because these systems are designed to obscure meaningful data.
You’re skeptical about wealth taxes because you’ve only seen them fail in systems rigged against them. But failure doesn’t mean impossibility—it means we need better frameworks, not resignation. Economic sense? It makes far more sense than letting inequality spiral unchecked while middle-class taxpayers foot the bill.
That said, thanks for actually engaging in open debate: it doesn’t matter whose opinion “prevails”, it all fosters critical thinking which is the whole point.
The Box 3 system wasn’t shut down because it was fundamentally unsound—it was dismantled to protect entrenched interests under the guise of “human rights.” That’s not reform; that’s capitulation. If the government and judiciary can’t align to address systemic inequities, then the system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly as intended: to shield wealth.
You keep pointing out the lack of accountants and evaluators as if it’s an immutable fact, but that scarcity is a direct result of deliberate underinvestment. If governments prioritized enforcing fair taxation, they’d allocate resources to train and hire more professionals. The issue isn’t feasibility; it’s political will.
As for your anecdotes about multiple BVs for tax efficiency, they only reinforce the point: these structures exist to game the system. Whether it’s within one country or across borders, the principle is the same—those with resources can exploit loopholes while everyone else carries the burden. And no, ordering annual reports won’t reveal much because these systems are designed to obscure meaningful data.
You’re skeptical about wealth taxes because you’ve only seen them fail in systems rigged against them. But failure doesn’t mean impossibility—it means we need better frameworks, not resignation. Economic sense? It makes far more sense than letting inequality spiral unchecked while middle-class taxpayers foot the bill.
That said, thanks for actually engaging in open debate: it doesn’t matter whose opinion “prevails”, it all fosters critical thinking which is the whole point.