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[–] sodium_nitride@hexbear.net 3 points 15 minutes ago

To pay the tax, he argues, the company would have to be sold, ending its status as a family firm and betraying the ethos on which it was founded.

Capitalist complaining about the socialisation of property even though capitalism is built upon the socialisation of labor. Smh.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 1 points 6 minutes ago

work harder, suckboy

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 1 points 9 minutes ago

Bagged vacuum cleaners can more effectively generate suction and require less energy to do so. Baggless vacuum cleaners are a novelty, to be forgotten with the next sucky fad. Sorry the Roomba ate your lunch. Maybe you can pivot to the House of Lords.

[–] GenXen@hexbear.net 7 points 1 hour ago

|The first £2.5 million of a business will still be exempt, but anything above that will face inheritance tax at 20 per cent.

I'm no expert in UK inheritance laws, but a quick google search leads me to believe that even %20 is unlikely given the number of relief loopholes and the nature of Dyson's enterprise.

[–] jackmaoist@hexbear.net 3 points 54 minutes ago

They're going to remove the inheritance tax now ig.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 5 points 1 hour ago
[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 21 points 3 hours ago

Fucker is worth $16.8 billion and he’s whining that a 20% tax will ruin his nepo babies? JFC they can sell a few of your yachts to pay the bill you twit.

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 15 points 4 hours ago

ok bet, we'll just appropriate all of it then

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 10 points 3 hours ago

Boo fucking hoo.

Where’s my job, porkchop? If you aren’t hiring, what good are you to me? Hope you become a prole like me.

new rule: the inheritance tax is the percentage of your body that’s above your shoulders