The rich now own a record share of stocks, about 93% of U.S. households' stock market wealth is held by the top 10% - eviltoast
  • AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Easily addressable by making an annual wealth tax have a threshold so it largely effects the economy’s “winners.”

    That’s the point of progressive taxation. The tax code should force the people that benefit the most from society pay the most back into it, as generating great wealth means you utilized a publically educated, pre literate workforce, tore up our roads and infrastructure more, utilized our commons more, etc.

    Hey, here’s a great idea, multiply the median American annual income by the current average lifespan in years, tie the lowest net worth wealth tax bracket to that number, and go up from there. I’ll bet the .1 percent would be really eager to start raising wages then.

    At least the ones that don’t flee because they were never on their nation’s side to begin with.