vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1external-linkElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square307fedilink
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·3 months 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-up5·3 months agoI pay property taxes based on the value of my home, but what home is worth billions?
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months 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.