Comment on Why The Economist hates wealth taxes.
nialv7@lemmy.world 2 months agoah yes. make the government terrible so people hate the government. then use this distrust to dismantle the public sector and privatize everything.
Comment on Why The Economist hates wealth taxes.
nialv7@lemmy.world 2 months agoah 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 2 months 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 2 months 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.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s not a shift if you have a Republican Congress and President who will not only give it all to their billionaire friends but run up a debt to give more than they took in taxes.