"We can't tax rich people because they might leave instead of paying higher taxes"
Bro they're not paying taxes NOW, so what the fuck's the difference?
Tax the rich. They'll either pay their fair share in tax, or they'll leave and stop being a drain on the system. Both options are a win.
𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •"But they'll take the jobs with them"
A) No they won't. It's expensive as shit to uproot your entire operation, rehire, retrain, and reorganize entire production lines from the ground up, not to mention a gigantic pain in the ass.
B) Even if they do, that will leave a hole in the economy which can be filled by small business and entrepreneurs.
C) Even if it doesn't, trickle down economics is a filthy lie sold to you to keep you complacent. You can do better than a below minimum wage gig economy sidehustle. Demand better from employers.
Janneke
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •That could be a solution to copy, and otherwise: please pay at the border when migrating.
Poloniousmonk
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Robert Petersen
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •David
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Sailor Anarres
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Yakyu Night Owl
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •From your lips to Salem's ears.
koin.com/news/oregon/last-minu…
qwazix
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •we can't tax the rich because they are rich enough to split their empire in 1000 parts and impersonate a thousand self-employed peasants, and we don't want to tax those.
I don't really know if under capitalism we can really tax them in any meaningful way...
Feygele Ⓐ Ⓥ🏳️⚧️🍉
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •HoldMyType
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Erik Ableson
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Pino Carafa
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •"But then they won't create jobs" - look, even assuming they do, which they often don't, either they'll leave but keep their businesses open, preserving those jobs, or they'll shut down, leaving a hole in the market for others to open businesses & hire people.
Rich people are utterly expendable; we can absolutely do without them but they can't do without us. Anything else is a myth created by them & the people who want to be like them.
Stargeezer Smith
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Noel Kelly
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •loucovey
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Janis
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •this is part of why I pretend to like the World Economic Forum. they're starting to talk about a sort-of coordinated global tax system.
And everyone loves Ireland. In this context, this is wrong.
Kierkegaanks regretfully
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •cognitively accessible math
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •skaphle
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •And it's not even true that they just leave. First there could or should be an exit tax and second there is research that shows rich people leaving is not that common as to matter economically.
@pluralistic recently wrote about a wealth tax in his blog: pluralistic.net/2025/06/23/bil…
#TaxTheRich
Pluralistic: The case for a Canadian wealth tax (23 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netAndi Barth
in reply to skaphle • • •crouton
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Reinald Kirchner
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •MostlyTato
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •taxjustice.net/press/millionai…
#TaxtheRich #Tax #UKPol #corruption
Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network
Tax Justice NetworkMidgePhoto
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •Taxation is complicated)
Ike
in reply to 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" • • •In pricing strategy , there is the thought that if you arent turning away at least a few customers as a result of your price, then you are pricing your product too low.
I suspect that the only billionaires that are turned off from America are the corrupt grifters our law system discourages... but even that is changing....
Msb
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