There so much contradiction when politicians are talking about universal basic income it’s mind-blowing to me.
The absurd thing is they tax passive income so high it is insane and then, on the other hand, they want to talk about giving income for free.
Dividends are highly taxed. In some countries even double taxed, once in the country of origin and a second time in your own country. The case in Belgium where I live. But in most countries around the world dividends are quite heavily taxed as well. This is what governments should do instead They should launch a tax-incentivised […]
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