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Felis Leo said:
Whatever it takes to keep society functioning. That is up for Congress to determine.
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70%
Felis Leo said:
Good. They can get the Hell out.
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So you're saying the country needs less wealth
Felis Leo said:
Meanwhile, their assets (land, stock in U.S.-based companies, U.S. treasuries, etc.) are mostly held in the United States. They can be seized and sold.
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What stops the government from seizing your property? You really need to think about giving the government that kind of power
 
reinaert said:
Fair point, in truth. I guess it can be done the Greek, French, Vietnamese, Cuban, or Irish ways. I'm game.
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You’ll never peel the poors away from their iPhones long enough for that.
 
Felis Leo said:
They should not exist, and billionaires as a class should go the way of the French Monarchy.
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You don't need to eliminate billionaires, just neuter them.

In most modern democracies the rich are prevented from outsized political influence via strict campaign donation laws.

Canada's richest billionaire (the importantly named 3rd Baron Thompson of Fleet) can only donate the same amount to a political campaign as me ($1,725 per annum).

What instantly happens is that votes matter more than money and since most voters aren't billionaires the government responds to us mere mortals.
 
CLAX1911 said:
70%

So you're saying the country needs less wealth

What stops the government from seizing your property? You really need to think about giving the government that kind of power
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Already has it. Right now, we're being farmed and fleeced. Might as well use it to recover lost inheritance.
 
Allan said:
You don't need to eliminate billionaires, just neuter them.

In most modern democracies the rich are prevented from outsized political influence via strict campaign donation laws.

Canada's richest billionaire (the importantly named Baron Thompson of Fleet) can only donate the same amount to a political campaign as me ($1,725 per annum).

What instantly happens is that votes matter more than money and since most voters aren't billionaires the government responds to us mere mortals.
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And the same is true here. But I would guess that, like the United States, there are plenty of loopholes that can be exploited by funneling money through other entities like PACs.
 
Allan said:
You don't need to eliminate billionaires, just neuter them.

In most modern democracies the rich are prevented from outsized political influence via strict campaign donation laws.

Canada's richest billionaire (the importantly named Baron Thompson of Fleet) can only donate the same amount to a political campaign as me ($1,725 per annum).

What instantly happens is that votes matter more than money and since most voters aren't billionaires the government responds to us mere mortals.
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Or public funding. But, the US isn't close to that, given the learned helplessness in the face of Old Confederacy and Roberts Court shenanigans.
 
reinaert said:
Already has it. Right now, we're being farmed and fleeced. Might as well use it to recover lost inheritance.
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What were you supposed to inherit that was lost if he took it so you under the impression that billionaires only get to be billionaires because they steal poor people because poor people have all the money?

This is really a facile understanding of economics.
 
CLAX1911 said:
What makes you think that's any different?
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Say what evil you need to say about Che so that you feel moral and righteous, but there was no chance of a Batista/mobsters resurgence after he got done redecorating brick walls.
 
Felis Leo said:
I agree on the one hand, but then, on the other, why the Hell are we allowing billionaires buy up and monopolize all avenues of public discourse in the United States?

Will the only places left to openly air our political opinions without offended billionaire censorship be our homes and the public sidewalks? Or perhaps not even those, since Blackrock will force people to sign covenants barring socialist speech in their rental homes and apartments?
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People need to understand the folks that are billionaires are enemies. They see us as either cows to be milked or slaughtered, not obstacles. We need to change that dynamic.
 
Napoleon said:
And the same is true here. But I would guess that, like the United States, there are plenty of loopholes that can be exploited by funneling money through other entities like PACs.
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Oh there's plenty of loopholes that every other country and there have been since Mesopotamia.

This is just the way government works.
 
CLAX1911 said:
What were you supposed to inherit that was lost if he took it so you under the impression that billionaires only get to be billionaires because they steal poor people because poor people have all the money?
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And a whoosh.
CLAX1911 said:
This is really a facile understanding of economics.
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Nah. Because I can identify rent-seeking and spectacular alienation without having to google-fu.
 
CLAX1911 said:
What were you supposed to inherit that was lost if he took it so you under the impression that billionaires only get to be billionaires because they steal poor people because poor people have all the money?

This is really a facile understanding of economics.
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Literally impossible to be a billionaire without government subsidy and unfair business practices that large corps pay for the privilege to use. No such thing as an organic billionaire that built the best lemonade stand.
 
The Brad Dad said:
People need to understand the folks that are billionaires are enemies. They see us as either cows to be milked or slaughtered, not obstacles. We need to change that dynamic.
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I can’t imagine what it must be like to live in fear of Oprah Winfrey.
 
Napoleon said:
And the same is true here.
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Musk donated $288 billion to Trump's campaign.

Napoleon said:
But I would guess that, like the United States, there are plenty of loopholes that can be exploited by funneling money through other entities like PACs.
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No loopholes unless people want to go to jail. There are no PACs here. Most countries don't have PACs.
 
reinaert said:
And a whoosh.
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What this idea that billionaires get billions by speeding poor people's money went over my head yeah because it's ridiculous
reinaert said:
Nah. Because I can identify rent-seeking and spectacular alienation without having to google-fu.
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Is this supposed to mean something?
 
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