favoredponcho@lemmy.zipdeleted by creator to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 20 days agoRaise taxes on all 930 billionaires in the United Statesfiles.catbox.moevideomessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down11
arrow-up1332arrow-down1videoRaise taxes on all 930 billionaires in the United Statesfiles.catbox.moefavoredponcho@lemmy.zipdeleted by creator to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 20 days agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 days agoJust block them from reentering the US or doing any business, owning property or investing in the US until they pay taxes.
minus-squarePat_Riot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoNo. They have already done too much damage. Expulsion isn’t good enough. They need to be made an example of. We need to make it scary to be greedy.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoThey would simply take their investments abroad.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 days agoThat would end businesses being owned by citizens.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoNo, allowing oligarchs to take our capital with them when they flee overseas to avoid paying taxes ends businesses being owned by citizens
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·17 days agoWould you rather the wealth be owned by the government?
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoThan taken overseas by fleeing oligarchs? Yes, obviously. What are you doing in this com?
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·16 days agoAgreed but there are better options than government ownership
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-216 days agoLol, you were literally saying that we can’t raise tax then because they’ll leave, you don’t fucking agree you lying slug, you literally do think those assets are best off being clutched too by oligarchs
Just block them from reentering the US or doing any business, owning property or investing in the US until they pay taxes.
No. They have already done too much damage. Expulsion isn’t good enough. They need to be made an example of. We need to make it scary to be greedy.
They would simply take their investments abroad.
Seize their investments
That would end businesses being owned by citizens.
No, allowing oligarchs to take our capital with them when they flee overseas to avoid paying taxes ends businesses being owned by citizens
Would you rather the wealth be owned by the government?
Than taken overseas by fleeing oligarchs? Yes, obviously. What are you doing in this com?
Agreed but there are better options than government ownership
Lol, you were literally saying that we can’t raise tax then because they’ll leave, you don’t fucking agree you lying slug, you literally do think those assets are best off being clutched too by oligarchs