• RHOPKINS13@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    …maybe if the rich people paid their fair share… both in taxes AND in wages… people wouldn’t be living in poverty… cutting back on senseless wars could help too…

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      10 months ago

      This is incredibly irritating, Bernie was saying it for corporations to pay their employees more. Do most billionaires actually work or schmooze.

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        10 months ago

        Well, reportedly they do lots of drugs and then give the leadership of their companies the choice to do drugs or be fired.

        … while drug testing the actual workers.

    • MisterD@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      You tax their WEALTH. They make damn sure they don’t get a salary to avoid taxes

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        10 months ago

        So tax the company based on profit margin. Corporations being considered people while not being held under the same scrutiny is one of the biggest problems.

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          10 months ago

          Companies are taxed for their profit. They are careful to not make a taxable profit. They can spend what would be profit on R&D or advertising or expansion

    • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      10 months ago

      Fair share means ending the tyranny of individual ownership of the Means of Production. Taxes are a good start though.