tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post838248418010249332..comments2023-05-12T16:41:08.754+08:00Comments on Forecast Error: Tax Is Not for JusticeCCLuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08569770663341206042noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-69734979692621950612012-11-22T23:31:55.062+08:002012-11-22T23:31:55.062+08:00Hi, Ben,
Happy Thanksgiving. We don't do that...Hi, Ben,<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving. We don't do that in Taiwan, so I guess you might miss that. <br /><br />Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday when I was in New York. The streets are empty like the scene in the movie Vanilla Sky (Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz). There are football games all day. When I need something to eat, there is always Chinese or Korean food.:pCCLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569770663341206042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-27645811380602974332012-11-22T20:02:11.872+08:002012-11-22T20:02:11.872+08:00CC,
Just want to drop you a note and wish you and...CC,<br /><br />Just want to drop you a note and wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Thanksgiving!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740609394472273217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-4220894653856996662012-11-22T12:39:55.827+08:002012-11-22T12:39:55.827+08:00To suntex01,
This could be a very good philosophy...To suntex01,<br /><br />This could be a very good philosophy problem, but that is not my cup of tea. CCLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569770663341206042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-7076792241293934152012-11-22T06:53:39.952+08:002012-11-22T06:53:39.952+08:00I never really quite understood the concept of soc...I never really quite understood the concept of social justice the way it is portrayed now. I understand the concept of helping people, but never subsidizing the poor by taxing the rich more, or even just taxing the rich to achieve "social justice". I always wondered, those that claim to seek social justice, are they looking for society to be equally rich or equally poor? I could never understood why the liberals keep attacking the rich, when they themselves or their own political leaders aren't exactly poor or middle class. As far as I know, I don't think any country in the world prohibits people from overpaying taxes. Those that advocate more taxes, should start by voluntarily paying more than due.suntex01https://www.blogger.com/profile/06064836042241335267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-46293556603896182052012-11-19T21:27:44.002+08:002012-11-19T21:27:44.002+08:00>> 你贊不贊成多收Bill Gates和Micheal Jordan的稅
我以前唸博...>> 你贊不贊成多收Bill Gates和Micheal Jordan的稅<br /><br />我以前唸博士班的時候室友是哲學系的,從加拿大來唸博士班。他們的確有些有趣的問題。<br /><br />不過 Michael Sandel 的 iTunes U 課程我聽了幾集之後就失去興趣了。娛樂效果雖然有,而且他的教學技巧實在很精彩,不過當他討論經濟議題時,我就覺得內容有點芭樂了。像這個『你贊不贊成多收 Bill Gates 和 Micheal Jordan 的稅』的問題,其實可以是個實證問題。<br /><br />當我們永久性改變稅法對所得較高的一群課更重的稅的時候,不只是這一期把錢從他們的手上轉到窮人的手上,也會改變投資、消費的行為。我們處理的不是一個單期、封閉的分配體系,而是一個動態具有生產及分配雙重功能的經濟體。<br /><br />當 Sandel 談 Bill Gates 這類富人平均每分鐘賺多少錢時,也忽略掉了他們並不是在賺死薪水。沒有任何賺死薪水的人可以拿那麼多錢的,Gates 靠的是創新以及承擔風險。在每一個 Gates 後面,都有很多失敗的創業者。<br /><br />當他談 libertarian 的觀念時,雖然我的思考模式大致上是走那個方向,不過整個討論實在讓我感覺有如隔靴搔癢,談不到重點。大概哲學不是我的菜,我還是比較喜歡經濟學的分析方法。CCLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569770663341206042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-47876689718263341032012-11-19T20:20:03.298+08:002012-11-19T20:20:03.298+08:00這個問題比較像是哲學的思考邏輯,以前看完"Justice: What's The ...這個問題比較像是哲學的思考邏輯,以前看完"Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do"的公開課程後的唯一感想就是台灣政府裡的也好,學術界的也好。鮮少有經過思考辯證後然後提出的政策和公共討論,然後大家都覺得自己的想法最正確,見解最獨到,但是都忘了這個是一種公共議題。在該不該收稅或是公不公平的議題上,哲學家的想法相對於經濟學家的講法有趣得多(雖然都是兩種住在象牙塔裡的人)<br /><br />PS. 那個公開課對於這個提出來的第一個問題:你贊不贊成多收Bill Gates和Micheal Jordan的稅Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263970384350789348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-34560672030345314782012-11-19T19:38:44.788+08:002012-11-19T19:38:44.788+08:00歷史上到了那個情況往往問題不是在貧富不均而已,而是有更深層的問題,只是富戶有較大的緩衝空間不至於在這...歷史上到了那個情況往往問題不是在貧富不均而已,而是有更深層的問題,只是富戶有較大的緩衝空間不至於在這種情況下無法生存甚至鋌而走險。<br /><br />徵收富人稅的負面效果有可能是減少投資,甚至降低創新,進而導致工作機會成長趨緩或減少。這部份還要看國際間的情況以及當時經濟其他的面向才知道資金可能如何流動,不是必然的後果。不過在要富人多拿錢出來的時候,不要想這對窮人是免費的午餐,有可能會出現 "unintended consequences" 的。CCLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569770663341206042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261438457608174618.post-51004545879753837232012-11-19T14:03:55.486+08:002012-11-19T14:03:55.486+08:00俗語說,穿皮鞋打不過赤腳的
歷史不乏往例,太平天國、捻亂、流寇....底層活不就鋌而走險造反
徵...俗語說,穿皮鞋打不過赤腳的<br /><br />歷史不乏往例,太平天國、捻亂、流寇....底層活不就鋌而走險造反<br /><br />徵收富人稅,就當作是繳保護費吧!截長補短,不要讓社會底層的人活不下去。<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com