Nah, they leave the lobbying to their employees or front organisations.
Comment on 'Millionaires tell me every day that they want a wealth tax'
ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Rich fucks tell you they want to be subjected to a wealth tax in your face, so the rest of us aren’t too tempted to reach for the pitchfork, and lobby for tax exemptions for their rich asses behind your back.
mjr@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
isekaihero@ani.social 2 weeks ago
This. It’s all performative. They know that they have the politicians in their pockets and there’s no chance of new taxes targeting the wealthy. They will lower taxes on the wealthy just like they have continued to do for the past 50 years.
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
If rich people would like to preemptively pay more money in to society to stop societal collapse and their own eventual defenestration… I’ll take it. There will always be imbalances of power, which we need to effectively regulate and not leave the most powerful to regulate for themselves.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
If rich people want to use their money to make the world a better place, they can! When they say “I’d pay taxes if you made me” they really mean “fuck you”
sus@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Donations are not a good substitute for taxes at all. A social expectation of rich people donating just ensures that the people who remain rich are the biggest assholes around to an even greater extent than they already are.
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Sure, it shouldn’t be their choice by any means, but if they’re going to actually step aside and let actual tax policy take effect rather than lobbying tooth and nail to stop it. Good.
If they’re just paying lip service, as so often they do… well we’re back to the eventual defenestration.