Difference between revisions of "Anything private enterprise can do, government should be able to do too."
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==Taking Earnings Of Labor== | ==Taking Earnings Of Labor== | ||
| − | That's the basic principle of profit-making in [[Capitalism]]. Employers take a portion of the earnings from products produced by employees. It is a form of taxation. Why shouldn't government do so also? You might argue that capitalists contribute capital and organization and so deserve a cut: well, government provides defense, infrastructure, etc. and so also deserves a cut. | + | That's the basic principle of profit-making in [[Capitalism]]. Employers take a portion of the earnings from products produced by employees. It is a form of taxation. Why shouldn't government do so also? You might argue that capitalists contribute capital and organization and so deserve a cut: well, government provides defense, infrastructure, etc. and so also deserves a cut. See also: [[Redistribution (propaganda sense)]]. |
== Standard Form Contracts == | == Standard Form Contracts == | ||
