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Want to Help American Workers? Pay Them to Go Back to Work
It’s time for our lawmakers to stop paying people to stay home and let employers lure them back- while there are still jobs to go to.
In the extensive annals of government programs and policies that have hurt the very people it was trying to help- and we’re talking very extensive list- a rather famous example stands out.
It is simple to understand, without needing to know much about taxation, economics, or statistics.
You just have to understand a tiny bit about human nature.
Once upon a time, the British government wanted to raise taxes on the wealthy. Some government genius, who had apparently never met people, or group of government geniuses, all living under the same rock, decided it might be a good idea to tax windows.
You can see their thinking: The wealthier the family, the more windows their house. More floors, more rooms; you get the picture.
What do you think happened next?
Wealthy people bricked up their windows. Because of course they did. Rich people don’t get rich without discovering legal tax avoidance schemes. Rich people, like everyone else, want to pay as little in taxes as humanly possible.