[gnepon]

This is the kind of extreme internet Libertarianism that's dangerous in the real world. Not practical or concerned with extreme poverty through inequality, but preferring to fight on first principles, like all tax being theft (not your claim, but equatable).

I'm less concerned about the definition of fairness and more concerned about real human suffering.

[listenallyall]

> more concerned about real human suffering.

Then your priorities are misdirected. The US Govt grabbing a few extra percent of billionaires' income would not reduce human suffering in any way.

If anything, the ultra-rich have been far more effective than governments at improving impoverished human lives by setting up charities and using them to directly send money to poor regions around the world, enabling clean water and food and basic health services.

[gnepon]

Yet the countries with the least amount of poverty (Northern Europe) have high taxes, a large welfare state and high redistribution

[refurb]

> This is the kind of extreme internet Libertarianism that's dangerous in the real world.

Saying there is no objective definition of fairness and then calling out the unfairness in your idea is "extreme internet Libertarianism"?

No, it's just common sense.

[gnepon]

I was referring to their rejection of the progressive tax system. I can concede there's no objective definition.