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‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2024
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OK so it's time to say the quiet part out loud: the reason that governments have so far held off on taxing billionaires at 1% or 2% is the fear that they might spend 2% or 3% against those governments in revenge.
Well, just tax them at 99%
Lots of problems solved..
You really could. They have a personal wealth that rivals some nations GDP. Paying almost every penny they make in profit to maintain that level of privilege is fine by me.