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sanitation@lemmy.radio to politics @lemmy.world · 11 hours ago

Billionaire Compares 'Tax the Rich' Calls to Hate Speech as Study Finds Barely Half of Americans Earn Living Wage

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Billionaire Compares 'Tax the Rich' Calls to Hate Speech as Study Finds Barely Half of Americans Earn Living Wage

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sanitation@lemmy.radio to politics @lemmy.world · 11 hours ago
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Real estate tycoon slams calls to tax the wealthy as "hateful" and "dangerous." Study shows decline in Americans earning a living wage.
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  • shweddy@lemmy.world
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    2 things in life are certain: taxes and death

  • madeinthebackseat@lemmy.world
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    They’re eroding the tax base, and expect everyone to be happy with lower effective wages and fewer services.

    We should dramatically lower their taxes through a larger deduction by requiring workers be paid appropriately and provided with basic needs.

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    Eat the rich.

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    Taxing them is what we decided to do instead of beheading them in the streets in front of their families but, as they say, beggars can’t be choosers.

    • zergtoshi@lemmy.world
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      Similarities to the rise of unions come to mind.

    • ֆᎮ⊰◜◟⋎◞◝⊱ֆᎮ@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      We really should go back to our roots ;)

    • I_Jedi@lemmy.today
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      I learned in chemistry class that rich people have a fondness for the enhanced air produced by O3 generators. That’s three oxygens instead of two, which means the rich people don’t have to waste as much time with breathing like the rest of us O2 huffers.

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    Guillotine the rich it is

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      Hello Bigfoot

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      too quick. gotta hang draw and quarter a few first, then can move to the guillotine once the precedent has been set.

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        I see the appeal, but I’m definitely for not wasting any more time than is necessary on these parasites.

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          It requires about the same amount of effort. Especially if you don’t give a fuck and let the strangle rather than snapping their necks. Doubt there are many good hangmen around nowadays anyways.

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            Conspiracy theory: Maintaining ongoing execution expertise for The RevolutionTM is the real reason the West keeps funding all those third world dictators.

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          well, I mean, some of us read the first chapter of Foucault and got a little aroused. I’m not saying who, but it’s perfectly normal.

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    “Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of motives, will somehow work together for the benefit of all.”—John Maynard Keynes

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    Ok, ok just eat them.

  • ֆᎮ⊰◜◟⋎◞◝⊱ֆᎮ@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I’m all for option B.

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    “The poor get all the breaks!”

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