More Tax or Less Tax?

In representative democracies, tax policy, and public policy, generally, are a function of opinion and partisan
control of government.


where O is opinion and I is partisan control of government.

According to a CBS News opinion poll, 74% of US earners support higher taxes on super earners to redress
inequality. Financial Times / Harris polling shows similar sentiment for the UK (56%), France(51%),
Italy(59%), Spain(65%), Germany(64%), China(60%) and Japan(77%).

US top tax rates are near historic lows. Given historical cyclicality - the Great Recession and war - the Federal
deficit, and the mood amongst the earning public, top tax rates are very likely to rise.

Only 1 question remains: What's the most important action you can take to mitigate the rise?

Action 1: Influence partisan control. Contribute to the political party or candidate of your choice.
Efficacy:  Reversible change. Whatever your party achieves today can be undone tomorrow by the next
               party in power. Breadth of change is limited to your country.

Action 2: Influence opinion. Contribute a recommended minimum 3% of your pay to the earning public using
               Open Pay.
Efficacy:  Permanent change. Like Facebook's shifting of attitudes towards privacy, Open Pay shifts attitudes
               towards inequality and the need for increased taxes on super earners like you. Breadth of change
               spans the globe.         

    

Action 2 makes trickle down REAL for earners. Either action is tax deductible in the US. But, only
action 2 enhances your reputation for social responsibility,  improves the economy, and helps
ameliorate many social ills like violence, lack of trust and mental illness, which all rise in proportion to
inequality.

Action 2 is preemptive, strategic and 4X as efficient as taxation at reducing inequality by putting money
directly into earner's pockets based on merit (relative person to person influence). So, it will mean less
less taxation for you in the years to come.

Chances are you've tried action 1, and observed, first hand, the limits of partisanship. Instead, why not
gain instant street credibility with earners, and dampen the call for higher taxes by opening your pay?

Maximize your impact on the world by joining your super earning peers in explosive action that gives
you the biggest bang for the buck, for only slightly more than what you're probably donating, on
average, to charity today.

Last, but not least, action 2 feels better than action 1. So, feel better and sign up!