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Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I think if a wealth tax was implemented, it wouldn’t change anything. Trump would spend the extra money on new wars and bigger monuments to himself.
Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 4 hours ago
nialv7@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
ah yes. make the government terrible so people hate the government. then use this distrust to dismantle the public sector and privatize everything.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Yeah, that’s my point. It’s not the income that’s as much of a problem as the leadership.
You need leaders willing to spend money on workers instead of owners.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Shifting the tax burden from the working class to the wealthy reduces the ability of the wealthy to influence politics—that’s how you get leaders willing to prioritize workers over owners.