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Ballot proposes one-time, 5% tax on anyone in state worth more than $1bn and grant a five-year period for payment

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago

BTW, anyone who simply thinks that a wealth tax wouldn't work because the billionaires would all hide their money or whatever; Peter Thiel just bet $3 million that you're wrong.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 hours ago

He needs to be put in prison and await trial for treason. He's a terrorist traitor who has betrayed everyone. Sure would be a shame if he got Luigi's.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago

Good idea. 5% isn't an appropriate amount. It needs to be at least a 101% tax on anything over a billion applied each year.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Pay your damn taxes you parasite.

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 9 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 hours ago

but first he pays!

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Why not both?

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 12 hours ago

Here's hoping that he doesn't have any impact at all.

[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Pfff only "million"? To fight a "billionaire" tax? Peter... Peter Peter.... You're going to have to fight fire with fire at scale. Or maybe you're just not as clever a billionaire as you say you are. 

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 5 points 13 hours ago

If he were really against it he would have donated a billion.

[–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 11 hours ago

More wealth favoritism! I'll take a one time 5% tax any day 😂

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

How does one catch and eat a peter thiel?