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.
Comment on 'Millionaires tell me every day that they want a wealth tax'
ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 13 hours 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.
isekaihero@ani.social 7 hours ago
mjr@infosec.pub 12 hours ago
Nah, they leave the lobbying to their employees or front organisations.
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 12 hours 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 11 hours 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 10 hours 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 10 hours 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.