favoredponcho@lemmy.zip to Progressive Politics · 4 days agoRaise taxes on all 930 billionaires in the United Statesfiles.catbox.moevideomessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down10
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minus-squareMyVeryRealNamelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·3 days agoThey would simply take their investments abroad.
minus-squareMyVeryRealNamelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoThat would end businesses being owned by citizens.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoNo, allowing oligarchs to take our capital with them when they flee overseas to avoid paying taxes ends businesses being owned by citizens
minus-squareMyVeryRealNamelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·12 hours agoWould you rather the wealth be owned by the government?
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoThan taken overseas by fleeing oligarchs? Yes, obviously. What are you doing in this com?
minus-squareMyVeryRealNamelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoAgreed but there are better options than government ownership
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