• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    Who are my opponents?

    Also, the question was:

    And what do you do when they pack up and move themselves and their companies to tax havens?

    The answer is, they generally don’t leave.

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      7 months ago

      Also, the question was:

      The question was

      So how does this wealth tax work?

      I know because I asked it and not a single one of you has had a coherent response.

      Oh like the tax in Massachusetts?

      The tax that would only see Musk pay $575 million and not the ass-pulled $6.6 billion?

      Who are my opponents?

      Apparently the ultra wealthy but you seem a bit confused.

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        7 months ago

        I copied and pasted the question I answered. I’m sorry you didn’t care for the answer, but don’t ask a question if you don’t want it answered.

        As for the ultra wealthy laughing at me, why should I give a shit?

        In fact, why should I give a shit if anyone I don’t care about is laughing at me?

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          7 months ago

          Well, maybe not the laughing, but if the wealthy can play in the nuance more confidently and accurately, even if you are right broadly you’ll have a more uphill battle trying to win. If they point to the rhetoric and are and to highlight incorrect details, they say “see, they just don’t understand things, so clearly ignore them”. Or if you “win” they play in the nuance to stack the deck in a different way so they win again, despite you ostensibly getting what you drive for.

          However if you have on point critiques and suggestions to consider, maybe it’s easier to drive for a system that reigns then in better, and is less likely to just let them move the loopholes.

          As SunTzu wrote: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.