Quote Originally Posted by addam View Post
Yeah, I guess the first thing we need is a non-corrupt government But I did read that the 25 richest people in the world collectively have as much money as the poorest 3.5 billion people in the world. I'm just saying if they maybe got taxed a bit more, and the government wasn't stealing the money, a lot could be done very quickly to lesson the gap between the rich and poor.
The rich already get taxed at 40% and that's after their company is taxed at 28% so effectively from every R1 a self made businessman makes, he only gets R0.432 off it. Maybe we should lower our taxes and sort out our theft issues instead of throwing more money in government pockets