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Probably because they don't have much leverage in this area, with Biden continuing some of Trumps policies on tariffs.

• tw04 2y ago
  Targeted tariffs as part of a trade war is significantly different than the proposed universal tariffs to "eliminate taxes" that he's proposed. AKA: we figured out how to pass a consumption tax which disproportionately hurts poor people without calling it that because we know it's universally unpopular. When billionaires effective tax rate drops to what will probably be 1%, the wheels are going to REALLY fall off.
  • hirako2000 2y ago
    It isn't the poor that fund either political parties.
    • paulryanrogers 2y ago
      Not their campaigns, no. But the labor of the poor make the world go around. And their votes count just as much as a billionaires.
      • andsoitis 2y ago
        > And their votes count just as much as a billionaires. Billionaires fund, and in some cases directly craft, the narratives that shape the voter’s perception of the political landscape.
        • paulryanrogers 2y ago
          Solid point, I just wanted to emphasize the potential power of those at the bottom. Sadly they also aren't educated as thoroughly and so become prey to be exploited.
          • hirako2000 2y ago
            For this they would need to unite. Those who fund to influence are doing so, so that it never happens.