Politics and Science

            Many ideas are great in theory. Communism is great in theory, but not so great in practice.  On the other hand, idealists often push for change, while pragmatists often fail to acknowledge problems or fight hard enough for solutions. When designing policy, remaining pragmatic is important.             I love politics, but I do not love politicians. I deeply admire the people who start social movements to fight for justice, from Jesus, to Gandhi, to Martin Luther King, Jr. Religious heretic Michael Servetus also makes the list. In order to win elections, politicians have to ingratiate themselves to the wealthy and powerful, in which I am not interested. Many of the historical figures who I admire ended up being killed for their advocacy, which is a symptom of the injustice that they were fighting. But fear should not slow the fight against injustice.

             The wealthy and corporations move much of their money to low tax areas. Many corporations in the United States have inverted, meaning their headquarters are officially in other countries with lower tax rates, despite much of their employees and operations being in the United States. The wealthy have stored hundreds of millions or billions of dollars in tax havens with low tax rates. These corporate revenues and tax havens are a serious injustice. The wealthy often advocate for libertarian or even anarchical tax positions, and many believe they know what their tax rate should be. However, merely owning a lot does not make one a tax expert, or know anything about what their tax rate should be. Globalization has allowed for vast amounts of wealth to be created, part of that globalization should be a tax on wealth and financial transactions. Since countries are in competition for tax revenue, this creates a race to the bottom, with ever lower tax rates. The solution to th