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[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 75 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Yes.

Enforced, adequately high progressive taxation could do that, in fact we had tax rates closer akin to that prior to Reagan, and at one point our highest tax rate was close to 90% as it should be so as to limit accruing enough wealth to warp our society unilaterally beyond their single vote with media and political bribery, but that died a long time ago in the name of "turning the bull loose."

But then the greediest fucks among us bribed our leaders to get their way, to thunderous applause by idiot conservative peasants and many so called democrats, today's neoliberals, and here we are, planet burning, terminal stage capitalism, good fucking times. But hey, as long as Bezos can have a second mega yacht to keep his first mega yacht company (he really does look it up) I guess it was all worth our impending collapse.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You know what people did when the highest tax rate was 90%? They made sure they'd still "max out" 25 years from now. They invested in their company reputation and their workers.

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I can just picture every modern billionaire vomiting into their mouth at the thought.