A billionaire I know once told me “My taxes are so low it’s obscene.” There should be a #WealthTax of 2% on assets over $50M & and an additional 1% on assets over $1B. Our government’s groveling at the feet of the ultra rich is the surrender of our democracy to oligarchic rule.

Jul 5, 2021 · 6:39 AM UTC

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An example of how much $ a $billion is. You were born year zero, same as Jesus. God gives you $1billion and tells you to stay alive, you must spend $1000 a day. The year is 2021, over 2000 years later. You have NOT spent your billion dollars yet.
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And they will move their money elsewhere.
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why are we taxed 35% then? tax them 35%
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You believe that the ultra rich should be compelled to sell equity in their respective companies?
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I bet that billionaire who thought their taxes were obscene nonetheless supported Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden over Bernie Sanders. You can't complain about how it's unfair while being an obstacle to any real substantive progress. Joe & Hillary bragged about billionaire support.
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The IRS already doesn't audit the wealthy regularly because it is difficult to do. This sort of tqx needs to explicitly state how it will fix that problem. Otherwise focus on realized wealth via sales/vat taxes.
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Wealth taxes are unconstitutional. I would have expected someone who ran for the presidency to know that.
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Let's return to FDR's tax tables, and most importantly, let's close all the tax loopholes.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Once again… close but no gravy… 🤦🏻‍♀️
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