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Sure. If I had a billion in the bank, I'd be 100% for bribing the common folk with their own tax revenues. As a rich person, the only thing preferable to no tax
by JSONwebtoken 9y ago
Sure. If I had a billion in the bank, I'd be 100% for bribing the common folk with their own tax revenues. As a rich person, the only thing preferable to no taxes is exorbitantly high taxes so no-one else can get rich and my relative purchasing power remains high. Brilliant plan.
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- hkmurakami 9y agoWhat you want as a plutocrat is a system where you have (high) taxes redistributed in a way so that you can recollect the taxes through the organizations (companies) you control by having the recipients of the redistribution purchase your organizations' goods and services.
- _nalply 9y agoYou've just precisely depicted the rich countries of the world.
- chatnati 9y agoYou mean those countries that have a capitalist model, which encourage men and women to improve themselves such that goods and services are offered and can provide sufficient income to live a satisfying life? Yes. The alternative is... Russia? Venezuela? Let Mark eat cake.
- condescendence 9y agoA guy worth ~$62 Billion talking basic income; someone who's looking to lead the world in automation alongside Google and Amazon. Not to get all nutty, but it seems strange that billionaires are the ones to lead the conversation in basic income. Sure they know more than anyone that automation is coming, but exactly how soon and far stretching?
- _nalply 9y agoThey are just afraid.
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