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Fuck em. There is no such thing as an ethical billionaire. There is no way to get that type of money without fucking other people over.
This should be done as a land tax IMO, but whatever.
The ruling entity, whatever it whoever it is, will never give the proceeds back.
The courts just ordered guiliani to cough up the lifetime earnings of 100 average Americans... he's a career politician, a consummate professional among the american ruling class. This is who you're suggesting gets to put their hands in those pockets.
What's the point? The point is that they've already got their hands in YOUR pockets, they're already accustomed to spending twice as much as they get out of your pockets, and giving them a windfall like that is just gonna raise the bar on how much they're able to spend, and when the billionaires get bled dry, they're gonna eventually look deeper into everyone else's pockets...
It's a fucking bad idea... We the people are not going to inherit the means of production, the spendy ass ruling class professional politicians will, and you're out of your fucking mind if you think they're gonna give it back. Giving them permission to raid pockets with abandon is invariably going to put your own pocket in those crosshairs. It's already in those crosshairs...
I am not suggesting that a land tax is the only part of fixing the billionare problem.
I'm 50/50 on whether it will ever be possible for the U.S. to fix the problem of money being a part of politics without a straight up 2nd revolution.
As for your "hands in pockets" thing, we are running a deficit every fucking time. That needs fixed. We can't just not solve it.
How is taxing billionaires unconstitutional?
Where in the constitution does it allow taxation of wealth? It doesn’t.
Is it prohibited?
If not, where in the constitution does it say that eating ice cream is legal?
Yes it’s prohibited. We had to add an amendment to allow taxation and wealth was not included.
Have you ever read the amendment ?
No, I haven't read the USA constitution.
Odd that the constitution prohibit taxation based on income levels
Don't you have tax brackets or anything in the USA? What about taxes on stocks and stuff like that?
I guess another amendment should be in order.
Yes, we have tax brackets and taxes on sold stocks. That is income which is allowed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Now a state could potentially do a wealth tax but the federal government cannot. I am not a fan when senators push unconstitutional ideas for brownie points. It would need an amendment to do it and it would never pass.
Democrats keep trying to push unrealized gains taxes which is a horrible idea.
Let's say you own a stock and it goes up in value and now you are a billionaire. When that stock is sold, you pay taxes on the gain. That is fair.
What the Democrats are proposing is you pay taxes on the stock even though it could drop to 0 tomorrow. That is unfair. That would cause the stock market to collapse which would destroy retirement accounts and pensions. Democrats don't get stocks are what drive pensions and 401k. They influence the stock market more than billionaires.
Normally the stock sales would be a capital gain. That has a lower tax rate. They should allow something like 300K in capital gains per year then the rest would be ordinary income tax with social security, etc taken out.
ETA: This is just a politician pandering for attention. It is look at the 'evil' billionaires. I could give two shits about them. They do not impact my life.
What I do care about is the politicians who don't do shit and want to point the finger at other people.
Elon was attacked by Warran and Bernie that he didn't pay enough in taxes. The two idiots didn't realize his income was 1 dollar. How much taxes should he pay on 1 dollar? That in my opinion is a loophole we need to fix but that is another story. They always want to point the finger but can't be bothered to realize they look silly.
In most years we all make more than Elon.
Stupid democrat idea: tax people that won't even feel it, vs. stupid republican idea:
https://taxjustice.net/faq/does-cutting-taxes-boost-the-economy/ "Does cutting taxes boost the economy and lead to more taxes? Cutting taxes does not boost economic growth nor lead to more taxes being collected. The notion that it does, known as the Laffer Curve hypothesis, has been widely discredited. Late President George H.W. Bush described the hypothesis as “voodoo economics”.
The Laffer Curve – named after economist Arthur Laffer who drew his theory in the form of a graph on the back of a napkin for Dick Cheney, who would later become U.S. Vice-President and popularise the hypothesis – predicts that cutting taxes ultimately increases tax revenues by creating an explosion of economic dynamism and reduces tax avoidance."
It's been tried for years and it hasn't worked. It doesn't work. The only people who benefit from lower taxes are the crooks who keep calling for more tax cuts.
After every tax cut we see an increase in revenue.
So yes, it does work.
Can you show the math where it doesn’t ?
The article is misstating the Laffer curve but considering it is coming for a left site I am not surprised. The Laffer curve isn't as simple as cut taxes and revenue will increase.
It is about finding the right place for taxes to increase the revenue.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/laffercurve.asp
Maybe instead of citing a lefty site, you should actually read what it is.
It suggests that taxes could be too low or too high to produce maximum revenue and both a 0% income tax rate and a 100% income tax rate generate $0 in receipts.
It's why it's a curve and not a line.