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I feel like someone is going to come in and say "well they have no incentive to pay the taxes" or "it's the government's responsibility to make sure the taxes a
by dontreact 5y ago
I feel like someone is going to come in and say "well they have no incentive to pay the taxes" or "it's the government's responsibility to make sure the taxes are paid" or "maybe they are just trying to maximize shareholder value"
- seattle_spring 5y agoOr, more realistically, we will all agree that billionaires are easily able to shelter their income from taxes, and then for some reason vote in huge tax increases that only affect the middle and upper-middle class.
- pasquinelli 5y agothere aren't enough billionaires to vote in anything. if they have that kind of power, it's a power that trumps the democratic institutions of this country.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y agoThey simply buy media for propaganda.
- WalterBright 5y agoBuying media for propaganda doesn't seem to be working very well. Washington state just passed a 7% income tax on all capital gains over $250,000. That's hardly limited to the super rich.