I think billionaires would typically rather get eaten than lose their gains. Hence the willingness to risk human extinction over number not go up so much.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ide rather ax them than tax them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Por que no los dos

[–] idunnololz 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And they said vegetarianism is better for the environment.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 10 months ago

I'd be happy just putting them in a sack and hitting them repeatedly with a large stick. If you can't eat the rich, beat the rich.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

One of the things that I thought of to help with this problem is, like, what if we figured out how much it costs to meet like all the basics in life - a house (not a rental!), food, soda, internet, heat/hot water - all that stuff. Then add some more, so that people could do nice stuff and enjoy their lives, save for retirement, go on vacations, etc.

Then - now here's the crazy part - we make a law requiring that everyone in the country needs to be paid at least that much money. It would be like a "Floor Wage," or, like, a "Minimum Salary."

If the increase in the cost of doing business didn't eliminate billionaires altogether, I bet people would at least stop giving a shit about billionaires and their gold piles because the rest of us aren't living in debt while they build yachts for their yachts.