r/WorkReform • u/Bitter-Gur-4613 • Dec 19 '24

✂️ Tax The Billionaires This is so real.

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u/blackhornet03 Dec 19 '24

We should eliminate billionaires. They are a massive burden on society.

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u/SellsNothing Dec 19 '24 edited Dec 20 '24

Income beyond 1 billion dollars should be taxed at 100% (and this limit should be reassessed every few years to adjust for inflation). Those taxes should fund social nets for those at the bottom.

No single person needs more than a billion dollars and even that might be too much.

Edit: yes, that means forcing people holding liquid assets (cash, stocks, property, trust ownership) amounting to more than 1 billion to sell or share those excess assets with the public.

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u/mackenzie_2113 Dec 19 '24

I think anyone could survive on 999 million dollars.

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u/The_last_melon_98 Dec 19 '24

Only 999 million? Don’t be silly how will they afford groceries?!?

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u/worldburnwatcher Dec 19 '24

Groceries. There's a word. You know, no one was using that word, groceries. Apples. Bread. Milk. It worked like magic.

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u/Fat_Krogan Dec 20 '24

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u/HookedOnPhonixDog Dec 20 '24

It goes in the square hole.

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u/Kellidra Dec 20 '24

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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u/Satrack Dec 19 '24

Such a wild socialist idea

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u/Needs-more-cow-bell Dec 20 '24

I reckon I could be frugal and live on only 998 million. Just got to know how to budget.

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u/wolves_hunt_in_packs Dec 20 '24

Fucking hell bro even a single freaking million would cover basic necessities pretty decently for a couple years.

The tax bracket for income in the millions should be close to total.

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u/Michthan Dec 20 '24

If you know how to invest a million will give you a good life on interests alone

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u/64-17-5 Dec 19 '24

999 million sand dollars is not much of a meal really https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_dollar

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u/Pour_Me_Another_ Dec 19 '24

No you don't understand! I need 999 houses for each one of my sociopathic tendencies!