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Ballot proposes one-time, 5% tax on anyone in state worth more than $1bn and grant a five-year period for payment

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 42 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pay your damn taxes you parasite.

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 19 points 5 months ago

Why not both?

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

but first he pays!

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He needs to be put in prison and await trial for treason. He's a terrorist traitor who has betrayed everyone. Sure would be a shame if he got Luigi's.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Palantir boy has now put you on a list. Congratulations it's an honour.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago

BTW, anyone who simply thinks that a wealth tax wouldn't work because the billionaires would all hide their money or whatever; Peter Thiel just bet $3 million that you're wrong.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 11 points 5 months ago

Here's hoping that he doesn't have any impact at all.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago

Good idea. 5% isn't an appropriate amount. It needs to be at least a 101% tax on anything over a billion applied each year.

[–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 5 months ago

More wealth favoritism! I'll take a one time 5% tax any day 😂

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

How does one catch and eat a peter thiel?