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The Anabaptists under January Matthys became Europe’s first communists sharing property equally and first and then making property communal. Other religious groups followed the communal property lead.


His principle was that if all men shared in paying taxes, no one would have to pay so much as to be impoverished. However, the tradition was to exempt so many citizens and classes of citizens that the burden fell heavily on the remainder. Today, in America, no one is exempted, but there are deductions and tax credits given so that some escape much taxation, the poor pay few taxes, and the burden still falls on some—today, the middle class.


This became known as the Buffet Principle—that the very rich should not pay a lower tax rate than the workers who make far less money than they do. President Barack Obama used this principle by name in calling for the 2011 Jobs Act which would eliminate some of the loopholes and exemptions by which the rich could avoid some or much or their tax obligation.


Excesses that CEOs and other corporate executives were getting for remuneration became an issue of political controversy in the beginning of the 2nd Milleneum. However, this quotation shows that this was not a new problem and has been considered for a long time.


Chris Mullin
Chris Mullin
  • Born: July 30, 1963
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Christopher Paul Mullin is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team—"The Dream Team"—and in 2011 for his individual career).