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[–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I will never understand how people who are dumb enough to pay more money stopping a tax than they'd have to pay if the tax passed were able to make so much money in the first place.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Because if you do the one-time tax, people might start asking for a permanent rise in billionaire taxes. When it succeeds, people might start asking about broader redistribution policies.

    They cannot allow one single victory, because any momentum to the left threatens their absolute power, and wherever possible will crush it under their heel.

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