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Point is that if the 1% were forced to pay significantly more the 99% wouldn’t have to give up as much. Hard to expect that the overwhelming majority of the p
by wqaatwt 2y ago
Point is that if the 1% were forced to pay significantly more the 99% wouldn’t have to give up as much.
Hard to expect that the overwhelming majority of the population to collectively agree to willingly reduce their QoL when income inequality continues to grow.
- nomel 2y agoIf you work in tech, and you live in America, you are part of the 1% of the world.
- wqaatwt 2y agoMy personal financial situation and the size of my tax bill is entirely irrelevant and tangential.
- nomel 2y agoI'm not talking about income, I'm talking about CO2 generation [1]. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/there-are-huge-inequalities-in-global-co2-emissions#:~:text=High%2Dincome%20countries%20contribute%20more,than%201%25%20of%20total%20emissions. https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/there-are-huge-ineq...
- Retric 2y agoGood tax policy is good tax policy even if it hurts you specifically.