Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "'Paradise Papers' Expose Giant Elite Tax Dodging Scheme" video.

  1. This isn't capitalism.
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  2. Protemp, this is crony capitalism. These are laws the benefit the rich. These are taxes that benefit one group of people and the politicians have become richer.
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  3. Because this has nothing to do with the free market. This is the result of government over taxing people.
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  4. polka, we never had "pure capitalism" as we still had laws and government. And to say it "did not work" in the 18th century is simply not true. How did it not work? Extremes on either sides are not good. Yes, not every customer if informed and we should have government. Milton Friedman even said there was a desire to have government. However, you have to keep that government as local as possible to ensure it remains the servants and not the masters. When you go from local to state and then state to federal you get a government that is too large and that is the other extreme. "Capitalistic movements play with our emotions to gain what they want. For example: Fear of losing your job, fear of a recession and so on. " Same with socialism. Kyle pushes for universal healthcare on the idea that people are losing healthcare. "We have a higher productivity today but wages went down since the 80's! How is that possible!" That is deceptive. To start, productivity is up because of technology. Next, because of increased productivity goods and services are cheaper not just in price but in higher quality. Compare a car today to a car built in 1980. What car is better? The car today is safer, lasts longer and gets better mileage. We have smart phones, high speed internet, etc. that all make our lives easier and allows us to save money. Also, in the mid 60s you had the expansion of the payroll tax which means if businesses pay a higher wage they pay a higher tax, that hinders wage growth. And areas of the market that have seen an increase in prices are college education, housing, and healthcare. They are all influenced by government with the college loan program, the FHA and medicare and medicaid and the payroll tax for healthcare. It wasn't the free market that raised those prices, it was government involvement.
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  5. European Nihilist, within 30 seconds of your video it says they bribed county clerks to get the law on their side. That is the opposite of capitalism.
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  6. Keith Parker, that is not true at all.
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  7. The difference between the rich and people on these comment sections is that the rich are willing to make sacrifices and have a different mentality to become rich. I have worked with people who are at the top of their field and their lifestyle is different. They are more serious and pay attention to details. They also sacrifice time with family and friends in order to get ahead. .
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  8. They store it overseas because of our high taxes.
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  9. The US has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Businesses pay less only because of loopholes which does not favor anyone.
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  10. J.A. Valdez, where should I research? Fox News? Communist Manifesto? Where?
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  11. Ylze Tyr, it is only "trolling" to you as you can't find a counter argument to what I say.
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  12. Wayne, I agree that corporate subsidies need to go.
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  13. Jeremy Chase, I have yet to have a rich person steal from me.
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  14. ch33tos sesh, you need to include state taxes as well. The US has different levels of government in case you forgot.
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  15. vick3d, you are correct in that I am not looking at those countries. I am also including state corporate taxes as well.
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  16. Twisted in Cognizance, do you want to compare us to Comoros? I guess if you do than that shows high corporate taxes don't work. Their economy sucks.
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  17. Ylze Tyr, I do provide evidence. The other day I provided peer reviewed papers on the issue of healthcare to show that Kyle is wrong when he says no one dies in other countries on waiting lists. Also, what evidence do others provide? I see a double standard here. Also, what does it feel like to have your old friend Bernie lose? I recall us having a discussion where you felt he was going to win.
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  18. This is what Trump ran on. The federal government grew and the rich got richer, especially politicians and corporations. Meanwhile the middle class struggled. This is why Trump is lowering taxes and simplifying the code, to bring this money back.
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