Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?

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Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14744862

By Scheherazade - 02 Dec 2016 20:42

- 02 Dec 2016 20:42 #14744862

Those in the porn industry, or entertainment industry, such as 'reality stars' like Kim Kardashian, or smutty pop musicians like Miley Cyrus for example.

Don't see why it would be a very harmful thing to tax the majority of their income, so that people in morally unproductive professions like that couldn't legally make more than... say $20,000s a year. Don't see any reason that a corporate entertainment whore should earn more per year than a military veteran myself. That and it'd help eliminate the faux 'status' associated with degenerate celebrity professions, and relegate them to society's gutter where they rightfully belong.

Just like we tax smoking highly due to it contributing to negative physical health, don't see why they same logic couldn't be applied to that which contributes negatively to cultural and moral health as well.

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Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14744868

By mikema63 - 02 Dec 2016 20:51

- 02 Dec 2016 20:51 #14744868

No, next question.

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Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14744871

By Decky - 02 Dec 2016 20:57

- 02 Dec 2016 20:57 #14744871

Yes, that would include all landlords, capitalists and anyone who makes a living from share dividends. Tax them at 99%.

Some people are nobody's enemies but their own.

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Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14744887

By Frollein - 02 Dec 2016 21:45

- 02 Dec 2016 21:45 #14744887

Sure, anyone who doesn't produce morality should be crippled by taxes. Me, I produce morality 24/7, so I should be completely exempt from taxes.

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Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14744892

By One Degree - 02 Dec 2016 21:50

- 02 Dec 2016 21:50 #14744892

Whoa! Wait a minute! I can't afford that.

I dream of the United Citystates of Earth, where each Citystate has a standardized border such as one whole degree of Latitude by one whole degree of Longitude.

Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14745244

By Truth To Power - 03 Dec 2016 20:16

- 03 Dec 2016 20:16 #14745244

Scheherazade wrote:Those in the porn industry, or entertainment industry, such as 'reality stars' like Kim Kardashian, or smutty pop musicians like Miley Cyrus for example.

Don't see why it would be a very harmful thing to tax the majority of their income, so that people in morally unproductive professions like that couldn't legally make more than... say $20,000s a year. Don't see any reason that a corporate entertainment whore should earn more per year than a military veteran myself. That and it'd help eliminate the faux 'status' associated with degenerate celebrity professions, and relegate them to society's gutter where they rightfully belong.

Just like we tax smoking highly due to it contributing to negative physical health, don't see why they same logic couldn't be applied to that which contributes negatively to cultural and moral health as well.

The brain-dead "entertainment," popular "music" and professional sports industries are there to distract the masses from the fact that they are being robbed and oppressed. The exorbitant overpayment (through IP monopoly privileges) of the mediocrities who populate these industries is part of the distraction. Try striking at the root for a change: the IP monopolies.

Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14745286

By quetzalcoatl - 03 Dec 2016 21:23

- 03 Dec 2016 21:23 #14745286

Scheherazade wrote:Those in the porn industry, or entertainment industry, such as 'reality stars' like Kim Kardashian, or smutty pop musicians like Miley Cyrus for example.

Trump is a reality star. Indeed his 'Presidency' is simply another chapter of his ongoing reality show - its only purpose is to further enhance his brand. Trump's motivation for being President is not different in principle from Trista Rehn becoming the new Bachelorette on TV: leveraging 15 minutes of fame into a cushy career advertising herself.

The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters. -Antonio Gramsci

Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14745314

By Pants-of-dog - 03 Dec 2016 23:15

- 03 Dec 2016 23:15 #14745314

I would agree with this proposal, on the condition that the poster quetzalcoatl gets to decide who is morally unproductive.

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That's how the light gets in...

Re: Should more taxes be confiscated from the morally unproductive?#14746197

By XogGyux - 06 Dec 2016 03:14

- 06 Dec 2016 03:14 #14746197

Clearly not.
But even if you wanted to do that you would have to start by having a clear system of what is morally and what is not. The porn star just gets to do some sex in front of a camera, they don't harm anyone, and they provide gratification/pleasure to their audience. Very similar to an opera singer, neither harms anyone just provide pleasure. However a priest proclaims lies about our existence, so clearly (as I understand) he is morally corrupt and hence by your system it is the priest not the porn star that should be taxed. And i think this is exactly the opposite of what you had in mind.
So even if the idea had its merits (WHICH IT DOES NOT) you would have to start by defining what is morally right and wrong and have every single people agree that your "moral system" is their system.