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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.myserv.one/post/25152524

The leading French economist Gabriel Zucman is urging European governments to inflict financial pain on American billionaires in response to US President Donald Trump’s effort to seize control of Greenland, a mineral-rich island that some of Trump’s rich campaign donors see as a potentially massive profit opportunity.

“Access to the European market—by billionaires and the companies they own—should be made conditional on paying a wealth tax: in effect, a tariff for oligarchs. If Elon Musk, for example, wants to keep selling Teslas in Europe, he should have to pay it. If he refuses, Tesla would lose access to the European market.”

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 3 points 1 hour ago

Even the freaking EU is trying to care for Americans better than USA

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 hour ago

I feel like this implies that global powers are aware that the top 1% control the world. We know it, but hearing leaders admit it is not pleasant.

[–] Nobody@anarchist.nexus 27 points 4 hours ago

A billionaire tariff is a way less disruptive response than mass selling US treasury bonds. And it hits the people that might be able to pull zombie Hitler’s strings.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 24 points 4 hours ago

YES please. Tax Musk till he bleeds. This would be a massively successful and effective plan, since these billionaires would pressure Trump, which is just about the only way Trump would change his mind.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 hours ago

Hey, the argument against a wealth tax for these types is usually "but they'll move to somewhere else!"

Well, in this case, they are already somewhere else. Isolate these dipshits and get them stuck in the USA until someone with the balls to institute a wealth tax in the USA when they can no longer run away because the rest of the world is sick of their shit.

Fucking do it, Europe. Please.

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 9 points 4 hours ago

Please do it! These people need to feel consequences and their finances are the only consequence they understand.

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 4 hours ago

Yes immediate 90% tariff.