vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square315fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.06Karrow-down1external-linkElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square315fedilink
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·2 days agoSo if we tax them on wealth they doesn’t exist. Do we tax regular folk on the cost of their houses also? I mean they are worth billions but not till they sell.
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI pay property taxes based on the value of my home, but what home is worth billions?
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIf your wealth is enough to serve as security for a credit line that you use to fund your daily spending, it’s enough to be taxed.
So if we tax them on wealth they doesn’t exist. Do we tax regular folk on the cost of their houses also? I mean they are worth billions but not till they sell.
I pay property taxes based on the value of my home, but what home is worth billions?
If your wealth is enough to serve as security for a credit line that you use to fund your daily spending, it’s enough to be taxed.