▲ 941 ▼ Billionaires aren't okay — for their mental health, time to drastically raise their taxes (www.salon.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 87 comments fedilink hide all child comments From threatening cage matches to backing RFK Jr., billionaires prove too much money detaches a person from reality
[–] SomethingBurger@lemmy.world 32 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ideally, tax money would be spent by the government in a way that benefits workers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) Walmart employees get a ton of welfare money but are still mistreated. It would be better for the workers if they had a say in how the company was run, rather than getting their employment subsidized by tax money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cheeseblintzes@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago I was making $15/hr at Walmart over the pandemic when I just couldn’t stand to be at home anymore. I was STILL on food stamps and had Medicaid. It’s asinine, I’m not even mad they fucked with the heiresses boat in Ibiza. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) Walmart employees get a ton of welfare money but are still mistreated. It would be better for the workers if they had a say in how the company was run, rather than getting their employment subsidized by tax money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cheeseblintzes@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago I was making $15/hr at Walmart over the pandemic when I just couldn’t stand to be at home anymore. I was STILL on food stamps and had Medicaid. It’s asinine, I’m not even mad they fucked with the heiresses boat in Ibiza. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cheeseblintzes@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago I was making $15/hr at Walmart over the pandemic when I just couldn’t stand to be at home anymore. I was STILL on food stamps and had Medicaid. It’s asinine, I’m not even mad they fucked with the heiresses boat in Ibiza. permalink fedilink source parent