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She’s Inheriting Millions. She Wants Her Wealth Taxed Away
- metadat 4y agohttps://archive.ph/rL7h https://archive.ph/rL7h > Marlene Engelhorn, 30, heir to a fortune, isn’t interested in philanthropy, believing it only perpetuates existing power dynamics. She’s calling for structural change to how the ultrarich are taxed.
- the_jesus_villa 4y ago>they want governments to take a much larger share of their inherited wealth, arguing that these unearned fortunes should be democratically allocated by the state. I respect this person a lot but honestly I'm skeptical of the actual democratic accountability of the modern state, especially when it comes to allocating funds.
- TotoHorner 4y agoLockheed Martin would strongly disagree with you there.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y agoThese people are just grandstanding. There is nothing preventing them from accidentally overpaying taxes to the tune of millions or even billions. Or they could just send money to the Treasury to help pay the national debt which is an even more elegant solution. The bank account and instructions are visible for all at TreasuryDirect.com
- mandmandam 4y agoWhat a lazy take. At best. Why comment if you're not even going to read the article? Why attack someone, accusing them of "grandstanding", while completely ignoring her clearly stated point? There are millions of easier ways to get attention with millions of dollars. And talking as if one millionaire is going to clear the national debt! Come on bro. This is a hugely important issue, regardless of your opinion. If you can't take the time to understand it, at least don't attack the people trying to make things better for everyone else.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago> And talking as if one millionaire is going to clear the national debt! Come on bro. Who said clearing? I said that if any millionaire or billionaire claims that they are not taxed enough, nobody is stopping them from paying what they think they should pay. The IRS won't complain, and so won't the Treasury if they decide to donate money to pay a small % of the National Debt
- sn0w_crash 4y agoWhy doesn’t she just donate all of it and not make a media frenzy out of it? These people remind me of social media influencers who feed a homeless person and put it on Instagram. Like, are you doing it for the media or because you think it’s right? I think we all know the answer to that.