It’s not the money, it’s control of their companies. To pay the tax they have to sell stock which reduces control. They, rightly I think, also believe it’s a one time tax until the next time the tax gets passed. Maybe this a good thing but it should also be addressed by those pushing the wealth tax…
yakko@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Would much rather make their worst nightmares come true. Anything less feels like leaving money on the table, ya know?
bashibazouk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I noticed that in 2024, when Bernie was pushing the wealth tax, billionaires funneled a lot of money toward Trump. “Worst nightmares” is a double edged sword…
yakko@feddit.uk 1 day ago
They’re gonna destroy our world, and we’re just going to tut-tut each other while they do it.