return2ozma@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoBillionaires should not exist.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up11.17Karrow-down165cross-posted to: leftism@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1imageBillionaires should not exist.lemmy.worldreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square89fedilinkcross-posted to: leftism@lemmy.world
minus-squareTheObviousSolutionlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoOne thing is to tax the rich, another thing entirely is to tax what they haven’t got “gains” on.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoYeah this. Those numbers would be income taxation, but not capital gains taxation, and the really wealthy have most of their income as capital gains. The more money you have, the more you have ways of avoiding taxes. Which when I was young, used to be criminal. Now it’s just rebranded.
One thing is to tax the rich, another thing entirely is to tax what they haven’t got “gains” on.
Yeah this.
Those numbers would be income taxation, but not capital gains taxation, and the really wealthy have most of their income as capital gains.
The more money you have, the more you have ways of avoiding taxes.
Which when I was young, used to be criminal. Now it’s just rebranded.
¿Porque no los dos?