6 ms·
By the by, one of the people specifically pointed out in this article was apparently paying a total tax bill of 17 million dollars against a net worth of 2 bill
by MLR 10mo ago
By the by, one of the people specifically pointed out in this article was apparently paying a total tax bill of 17 million dollars against a net worth of 2 billion, and whatever tiny increase in taxes he would've ended up paying was enough to make him flee the country.
If you can't bear to pay back even a tiny, tiny fraction of what you've been given then you shouldn't have it at all.
- rufus_foreman 10mo agoThe people who are fleeing the country aren't just fleeing a specific rate of taxation. They are fleeing the idea that their wealth was, as you put it, simply given to them. They are fleeing from people like you. I blame the rich people a little bit for leaving. My fight or flight reflexes learn more towards the side of fight.
- tastyface 10mo agoIf the ultrarich keep doubling down on their antisocial behavior, they might not enjoy just how literally they'll have to "fight."
- FeloniousHam 10mo ago> If you can't bear to pay back even a tiny, tiny fraction of what you've been ~~given~~earned then you shouldn't have it at all. FTFY
- tastyface 10mo agoMoney is earned when you lift crates for an hour and get $10 for it. 2 billion? Well, I can't imagine how many crates you'd have to lift to actually *earn* something like that. Corporations are only allowed to exist with consent of the public. Break the social contract and get fucked at your own peril.
- FeloniousHam 10mo agoWhat happens if I lift crates for an hour, get $10, then lend that $10? I risked my hard earned money by lending it, have I "earned" the interest?