Dr Neal Curtis argues that we should avoid the neoliberal-inspired phrase of ‘taxing the rich’ and instead use ‘reclaim the wealth’. He points out the many social inequalities which exist in New Zealand.

"... the tax giveaway to landlords is estimated to cost the country $2.9 billion. To put this in perspective, that is more than the amount paid in Treaty settlements since 1985, which is about $2.7b. In other words, in one year, the current Government awarded landlords more money than has been paid out to Māori in 40 years as compensation for historical wrongs."

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/08/lets-call-taxing-the-rich-what-it-really-is/

@leahmcelrath.bsky.social LLM AI is another example of the locust business model of (venture) capitalists: Instead of building useful stuff, they destroy what others have built by stripping off all assets (human generated content), until they can’t extract any more use from it; they leave behind a wasteland that cannot be restored to its previous state – another reason why making money from money should be replaced by earning a living through doing actual work #TaxBillionaires

I know it seems impossible right now, but the solution is to tax billionaires out of existence. It must happen.

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#attac startet eine #Bundestagspetition zu #TaxTheRich #TaxBillionaires
mehr darüber hier: https://www.attac.de/kampagnen/tax-the-rich/kampagne-tax-the-rich
Vermögen > Freibetrag von 1 Mio € sollen progressiv besteuert werden. Durch diesen hohen Freibetrag sind 99 % der Menschen in Deutschland nicht von einer Vermögensteuer betroffen. Der Eingangssteuersatz soll 1% betragen & soll schrittweise ansteigen: Über 5 Mio auf 2%, über 10 Mio auf 5%, über 20 Mio auf 10%, über 200 Mio auf 15%, und ab einer Milliarde auf 20%.

Strikes are a great way to push back and build union strength!

A May Day Meditation on the Need for Strikes
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-01-may-day-meditation-need-for-strikes/

#WashingtonPost
#eattherich
#CancelYourSubscription
#TaxBillionaires

"No republic has ever survived this level of inequality for long and remained a republic."

- Pete Buttigieg

Wall Street Journal: “The wealthiest have gotten richer, and control a record share of America’s wealth. New data suggest $1 trillion of wealth was created for the 19 richest American households alone in 2024.”

“That is more than the value of Switzerland’s entire economy.”

#Petition #Billionaires #Tax #TaxBillionaires

G20 leaders: tax the rich

https://action.eko.org/a/tax-billionaires

Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on 'The rise of end times fascism'.

How US techbros are teaming with eugenicists & religious fundamentalists to isolate themselves from the end times. Survivalism for the super-wealthy.

Trump's creating 10 “freedom cities” on federal lands. No regulation, no taxes, only billionaires need apply. Seasteading moves onto land.

The people who are destroying our planet are making serious plans for the apocalypse.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk

I want to see porn where Bill Ackman watches his portfolio collapse, his customers dump him, and he cries uncontrollably, with snot running from his nose and hiccups.