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[–] [email protected] 172 points 1 year ago (7 children)

After an entity reaches an annual cap (say $5m profit), 95c of every dollar should be taxed

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Give em a "you won capitalism!" Participation trophy πŸ† too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

And a hearty handshake and a high five. Then start selling their assets and departments to competitors.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

As it once was with FDR.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If other nations can have billionaires and we can't, and our country is vast and rich, we will be at a disadvantage.

The WANT of money is corrupting itself. Actually having the money itself is not needed. People who want money will destroy your little system, and throw your country into chaos, ruination and poverty, united by a conspiracy of common interests.

I would rather just regulate what needs regulating, within reason, with a gentle hand, and only a strong hand with the worst of violations. For the record, I would be much harsher than the us has tended to be when it comes to pollution, etc.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

No. Fuck them. They can leave.

They will still do business in your country.

Also countries should tax companies on money that goes out of the country based off of their overall profit. So if Google makes 10% profit over costs the. We charge them 30% tax on the money they funneled out of Australia. Done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fair enough..

I don’t think you can truely regulate any system we currently know in favour of the populace. So I take the us Vs them approach.

Each to their own 😎

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gonna need tons of capitals controls to prevent money from leaving, rich people are good at moving. To what end? So the federal government gets even more money to spend on subsidies, police riot gear & highways. They'd turn the Pentagon into an octagon before they'd meaningfully help their citizens.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah it’s not the only thing that would need to change for sure… I didn’t want to get too crazy here 😝

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I definitely think 50%, like they supposedly do in China. No exceptions. You try to evade it, you go to jail for six months, enjoy. I think that's what happened to Jack Ma.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It should scale up like it did in the USA

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anything would be alright with me, I’m in Australia and so I’m definitely warped with my international tax views. Probably why i’m at the extreme end of the scale

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

95% would also be fine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Make that 100c. Fuck them. Nobody needs that much money.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would like 95% of your dollars, please. If we get to arbitrarily rob people who make more than we do, I'd like something from you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Lol.. keep growing