saneekav@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoBut my favorite single digit billionaire pop star is one of the "good billionaires"!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square256linkfedilinkarrow-up11.23K
arrow-up11.23Kexternal-linkBut my favorite single digit billionaire pop star is one of the "good billionaires"!lemmy.worldsaneekav@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square256linkfedilink
minus-squareLANIK2000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·5 months agoI’m still surprised that taxing the rich is such a difficult bill to pass. Assuming we live in a democracy, the 1% shouldn’t be able to have such sway over the population.
minus-squarefallingcats@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up29·edit-25 months agoMight have something to do with almost all relevant politicians being in the 1%. Maybe. Possibly.
minus-squareBurninator05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoLots of people don’t understand taxes and lots of others think they’ll end up rich someday and then it will affect them.
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoCitizens United and Regulatory Capture.
I’m still surprised that taxing the rich is such a difficult bill to pass. Assuming we live in a democracy, the 1% shouldn’t be able to have such sway over the population.
Might have something to do with almost all relevant politicians being in the 1%. Maybe. Possibly.
Lots of people don’t understand taxes and lots of others think they’ll end up rich someday and then it will affect them.
Citizens United and Regulatory Capture.