Quote:
Originally Posted by the urban politician
I've met tons. Anybody who claims that high taxes are a "good thing" is basically a hard core leftist.
High taxes should never been seen as a "good thing". At most, they should be viewed as a necessary evil.
But those who laud them and then point to New York, California, etc etc are nothing more than redistributionists (of wealth), and hence quasi-Socialists.
Once upon a time that was an extreme viewpoint in America, but now being a Socialist is as "hip" as Bob Marley.
And tying this back to the original topic of this thread--that's what Rent Control is, and why it's making a comeback in these "cool and hip" places despite how much of an irrational idea it is.
|
Rent control and socialism are only irrational to a capitalist. Capitalism and the free market aren't the same thing.
The focus of capitalism is wealth creation and keeping it all to oneself.