originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 2 months agothe stock market is a hot mess of nonsense and should not be utilized for retirement funding in absolutely any capacitymessage-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1108file-text
arrow-up1108message-squarethe stock market is a hot mess of nonsense and should not be utilized for retirement funding in absolutely any capacityoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIt amazes me that companies aren’t forced to pay a certain percentage of profit as dividends.
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoim amazed at a market with zero sales ‘trade’ tax. every trade should have a % of value tax, or $50.00, whichever is greater
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThere’s a tax on gains realized or something, right? But you’re right, I think, that taxing each transaction would do a lot to help redirect wealth from the ultra rich. I’ll consider it further, but I think you’ve persuaded me.
It amazes me that companies aren’t forced to pay a certain percentage of profit as dividends.
im amazed at a market with zero sales ‘trade’ tax.
every trade should have a % of value tax, or $50.00, whichever is greater
There’s a tax on gains realized or something, right? But you’re right, I think, that taxing each transaction would do a lot to help redirect wealth from the ultra rich. I’ll consider it further, but I think you’ve persuaded me.
Why though?