Certain bad ideas appear over and over in history even though they very clearly don’t work. That is because even though they don’t work, they do sound good to many people – and measured against the scale of history, a human life is very short. That means talented propagandists and demagogues can take the same old dried pile of horse flop, wrap it up in a fancy bow, and convince a new generation that doesn’t know any better that it’s the solution to all of their problems. One you’re starting to see gain popularity on the Left (again) is…
1) Wealth Taxes: Arguably (people debate how it’s calculated), America already has THE MOST PROGRESSIVE tax system in the Western world. Still, it’s not enough for some people on the Left who want sky-high taxes on the rich AND to loot what they’ve accumulated over time. This sounds good to some people because they’re promised all sorts of goodies that will be given to them out of that money, but setting aside the fact that those promises almost always …
