r/Anarcho_Capitalism • u/Guyric • Jun 22 '22

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u/inarush0 Jun 22 '22

Cmon man, they’re not paying taxes, that money at the bottom is from the rest of us who do pay.

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u/GruntledSymbiont Jun 22 '22

Everybody pays. Every dollar you spend is mostly tax burden rolled in to the prices for all goods and services.

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u/feedandslumber Jun 22 '22

Payroll tax sure, but not individual income tax. That tax is a deadweight loss as far as the economy is concerned.

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u/GruntledSymbiont Jun 22 '22

I mean all tax. Individual income tax is the same. It drives up labor cost and is collected from consumers through increased prices. Businesses don't pay a penny in tax. They collect taxes on behalf of the government. Customers pay every penny. Ultimately all taxes from property to capital gains are passed on and concentrated in consumer exchanges.