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← A crowd will always accept an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 30 Apr 2012 to 25 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under inflation inflation Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A crowd will always accept an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived A crowd will always accept an indirecttax, however high, because it passesunperceived GB Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are Same subject: The market works as it should when people vote with their feet — tap to centre the map on it The market works as it should whenpeople vote with their feet Last stated 4 years ago 28 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having the rich pay taxes in the same proportion is a practical necessity and a moral imperative for America — tap to centre the map on it Having the rich pay taxes in thesame proportion is a practicalnecessity and a moral imperative forAmerica Last stated 15 years ago 30 Apr 2012 SK Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: People hate paying taxes more than they like making money. — tap to centre the map on it People hate paying taxes more thanthey like making money. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Marginal tax rates well above 50% create undeniable disincentives to work, save, innovate, and invest. — tap to centre the map on it Marginal tax rates well above 50%create undeniable disincentives towork, save, innovate, and invest. Last stated 2 weeks ago 25 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The public dislikes inflation more than it dislikes taxes. — tap to centre the map on it The public dislikes inflation morethan it dislikes taxes. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SS Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: The payments should go to everyone, rich or poor, to avoid invidious distinctions — tap to centre the map on it The payments should go to everyone,rich or poor, to avoid invidiousdistinctions TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every civilized country has, or could have, plenty for all, and sharing existing wealth fairly would make everyone comparatively comfortable — tap to centre the map on it Every civilized country has, orcould have, plenty for all, andsharing existing wealth fairly wouldmake everyone comparativelycomfortable WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: The argument that raising taxes at the top can offset the cost of raising the personal tax-free allowance does not work based on arithmetic. — tap to centre the map on it The argument that raising taxes atthe top can offset the cost ofraising the personal tax-freeallowance does not work based onarithmetic. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI is unlikely. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI is unlikely. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jul 2026 JH John Horgan — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption that makes no one safer. — tap to centre the map on it A border wall through Big Bend wouldbe a monument to corruption thatmakes no one safer. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 JT James Talarico — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being usedas a signal of fealty to PresidentTrump. Last stated 4 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A crowd will always accept an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived Last stated c. 1895 Holds Gustave Le Bon Read this korrent →