Wealth tax criticized by billionaires and Gavin Newsom would levy a one-time 5% tax on residents worth over $1bn
  • teyrnon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    15·
    4 days ago

    Oh no, but the billionaires might leave the state! That would be a shame, not to have them assfucking our politicians. A damn shame.

    • Snapz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      Every state where, “the money goblins will leave if X!!!” is threatened, that state ends up having more millionaire/billionaires after X happens.

      And when they “leave” they don’t leave, they buy another vacation home, their business interests stay put.

      And of course, wherever they are, they aren’t paying taxes. And you are paying their energy /water bills.

      • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        I don’t know about their business interests moving. A lot of them incorporate in Nevada and Delaware to get out of specific taxes social obligations.

    • GutterRat42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      They would still assfuck your politicians. Elon Musk spent $90 million on a judge race in Wisconsin.

      • teyrnon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        32·
        3 days ago

        Musk is both mentally ill, how do I say now, mentally handicapped, I"m serious, he is what we would call a fucking retard in my day, I don’t use that phrase now though, oh yeah, he’s also compromised, blackmailed, and a fucking nazi.

        • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          2 days ago

          My dude don’t blame that fuck on mental illness. Plenty of us crazies ain’t Nazis. Plenty of you “sane” folk are.