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<blockquote data-quote="poopgiggle" data-source="post: 1946847" data-attributes="member: 6406"><p>Also basic economics: free markets rely upon a framework created by governments to be successful. Things like police and fire services protect private property. Public schools provide an educated workforce. Roads, railways, and airports lower the cost of goods by making them easier to ship. Courts enforce contracts.</p><p></p><p>Historically, this kind of infrastructure has <em>never</em> been the result of private enterprise alone. States have <em>always</em> needed to create and maintain it. Taxes are what businesses pay into the common pot to keep all this stuff working.</p><p></p><p>This isn't to say that more taxes are always better, but tax <em>cuts</em> aren't always good. Some tax relief here would absolutely be welcome; for example, it's unbelievable to me that OK has a sales tax on groceries. However, the idea that giving away tax breaks to firms that are already making money hand over fist will improve lives in OK just isn't supported by history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poopgiggle, post: 1946847, member: 6406"] Also basic economics: free markets rely upon a framework created by governments to be successful. Things like police and fire services protect private property. Public schools provide an educated workforce. Roads, railways, and airports lower the cost of goods by making them easier to ship. Courts enforce contracts. Historically, this kind of infrastructure has [i]never[/i] been the result of private enterprise alone. States have [i]always[/i] needed to create and maintain it. Taxes are what businesses pay into the common pot to keep all this stuff working. This isn't to say that more taxes are always better, but tax [i]cuts[/i] aren't always good. Some tax relief here would absolutely be welcome; for example, it's unbelievable to me that OK has a sales tax on groceries. However, the idea that giving away tax breaks to firms that are already making money hand over fist will improve lives in OK just isn't supported by history. [/QUOTE]
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