We’re talking actions limited to something one human could achieve - so not wishes, but could be something amazing or rare like “become president”

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
    38·
    2 months ago

    Honestly? Petition the government to establish a tax function that starts at 0% and approaches 100% the more income you make. So by the time you’re making like 5 million a year, that 5 millionth dollar is taxed at like 99.9%. And make that a fucking constitutional amendment, so rich assholes couldn’t change it. And make it illegal to use your stock as collateral for a loan, or just consider loans as income. And capital gains count. Basically guarantee that the 1% actually pay into the system they take so much from.

    • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 months ago

      I would petition the government to make lobbyism illegal. Maybe this could be the start for cracking down on corruption more successfully…

    • Soulcreator@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      One of the big issues I see with that proposal is that at some point, due to inflation an annual income in the ball park of 5 million dollars a year will be considered ‘middle class’. And then the average person will be hit with substantial taxes from a then archaic tax law.

      At that point you’ll need a constitutional amendment to shift the goal post which is nearly impossible to do such. (At least at this moment in time it is.)

      At that point the budget would likely have finally balanced itself out due to the higher tax rates. So of course there will probably be politicians arguing against making this change as it will effectively kill the federal budget, because shifting the tax laws will mean the government will be taking in substantially less.

      It’s a super well intentioned idea at the moment but it’s really a disaster in the making for a future generation.