favoredponcho@lemmy.zipdeleted by creator to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 24 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 · 24 days agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days agoThat would end businesses being owned by citizens.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 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-down1·20 days agoWould you rather the wealth be owned by the government?
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoThan taken overseas by fleeing oligarchs? Yes, obviously. What are you doing in this com?
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·20 days agoAgreed but there are better options than government ownership
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-219 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
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoNope. I’m just being honest. Socialism cannot be implemented at the national level. There’s a reason communists are internationalists.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoYeah man, communists definitely ring their hands about how we can’t seize assets from billionaires because the government is worse, definitely
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoDepends on the type. I’m a market socialist. Leninism isn’t good enough.
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
Nope. I’m just being honest. Socialism cannot be implemented at the national level. There’s a reason communists are internationalists.
Yeah man, communists definitely ring their hands about how we can’t seize assets from billionaires because the government is worse, definitely
Depends on the type. I’m a market socialist. Leninism isn’t good enough.