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[-] would_be_appreciated@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago

tax of 1.7% to 3.5% to the richest 0.5% of the country's households

We could try something more like a 95% wealth tax and really fix some problems.

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

Tax em so hard they can't kill the planet anymore.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Two thousand one hundred.. billion.

2.100.000.000.000

By marginally taxing a group of people you could fit on a cruise ship....

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 6 points 3 months ago

Yes yes, true, but then they would have less money. They might even have to rescind their membership of the Three Comma Club, and could you have that on your conscience?

[-] zcd@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

Could raise a lot more than that

[-] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I wonder how much money could be raised without new or raised taxes, but simply by closing tax ~~evasion~~ avoidance loopholes used by rich people and corporations.

[-] urfavlaura@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

how about we just kill the 1000 richest people on earth and take their wealth

[-] Icalasari@fedia.io 8 points 3 months ago

That does seem more realistic than them allowing people to take their wealth. I swear they are like dragons - They'll cling to their hoard even if it means their death

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