tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post2331077708069148974..comments2024-01-22T19:10:23.007-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Book: Virtuous RedistributionWill McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-62234491295320065482014-05-04T16:27:04.991-05:002014-05-04T16:27:04.991-05:00Eliminate the income cap on the Social Security pa...Eliminate the income cap on the Social Security payroll tax, thereby allowing a reduction in the rate.<br /><br />Tax all kinds of income at the same rates (possibly for the SS tax as well as income tax).<br /><br />Re-steepen the graduated income tax scale.<br />dr jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-4878312044344104002014-05-02T19:11:46.685-05:002014-05-02T19:11:46.685-05:00The "Cadillac Tax" is somewhat like a ta...The "Cadillac Tax" is somewhat like a tax exclusion cap, but there are significant differences in the details of the impact. In my opinion, a simple exclusion cap would be more elegant, more equitable, and better.<br /><br />All of the policies I propose will be difficult to execute. Mostly, not because nobody is really interested in inequality, but because concentrated interests that benefit from the status quo will defend their current benefits passionately.<br /><br />The people trying to repeal the Corn Laws had the same problem. That's why they had to fnght for decadesWill McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-76844770774005679032014-05-02T17:09:25.582-05:002014-05-02T17:09:25.582-05:00Here's a discussion of the thing I'm think...Here's a discussion of the thing I'm thinking of: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/28/business/cadillac-tax-health-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0Delfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-53523321519047498712014-05-02T17:07:54.840-05:002014-05-02T17:07:54.840-05:00Excellent ideas, though I fear they mostly illustr...Excellent ideas, though I fear they mostly illustrate that nobody's actually interested in equality, per se.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure there's already a cap on tax exclusion for employer provided health insurance. I started seeing extra taxes deducted from my paychecks a while ago, specifically for the fact that my employer's healthcare plan exceeded some threshold. It was part of the AHCA, I believe. I could be confused.Delfnoreply@blogger.com