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minus-squareArchmage Azor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down2·1 year agoIf only there were a few individuals with ridiculous amounts of wealth that we could turn to (whether they want to or not)
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down20·1 year agoHow do you imagine that should work? Let’s take Elon as an example. He owns companies that got successful, hence the wealth. It is not cash under his mattress or in the back account, that would be simple to take.
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoWell surely cutting the corporate income tax rate is the best first step, no? Oh, wait, that didn’t help it just made millionaires into billionaires? Who could have imagined!?!?
minus-squarecloaker@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year agoObviously one can tax the companies and they can collect money from revenues or collect money by selling shares to investors.
If only there were a few individuals with ridiculous amounts of wealth that we could turn to (whether they want to or not)
How do you imagine that should work? Let’s take Elon as an example. He owns companies that got successful, hence the wealth. It is not cash under his mattress or in the back account, that would be simple to take.
Well surely cutting the corporate income tax rate is the best first step, no?
Oh, wait, that didn’t help it just made millionaires into billionaires? Who could have imagined!?!?
Obviously one can tax the companies and they can collect money from revenues or collect money by selling shares to investors.