California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 days a year in the state

Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by emteycz on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:12PM (#25478946)

Every single worker with a wage is more privileged than me - I had zero, no job, no house, and debt. Them not being able to take risks is just bullshit, they're simply afraid or don't even want to - and that is alright, people like me will happily employ them - unless employing or being in the state becomes too risky.

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by jamiltron on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:17PM (#25479003)

And I'm glad you're privileged enough to be here posting today, boasting of the wealth your workers generate for you :-)

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by sdfin on Saturday December 19, 2020 @01:03PM (#25479513)

How do you define "privilege"? Isn't it another way of saying "wealth"?

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by jamiltron on Saturday December 19, 2020 @01:10PM (#25479577)

privilege, noun

a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by sdfin on Saturday December 19, 2020 @04:18PM (#25481303)

Using that definition, why would you say that emteycz has special rights or advantages or immunity?

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by Pfhreak on Saturday December 19, 2020 @04:33PM (#25481424)

Some advantages, I'm making assumptions here:

A car? Access to the internet? Their mental and physical health? No dependents? It's unclear how emteycz fed, cleaned, and clothed themselves while they had debt and no home, but plausibly there's some assistance there.

And the parent poster was talking about their privilege today in any case.

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Re:California plan for wealth tax on anyone who spends 60 da... by emteycz on Saturday December 19, 2020 @05:01PM (#25481646)

> a car

$200 one

> access to the internet

McDonalds and KFC

> Their mental and physical health

Both nope

> how emteycz fed, cleaned, and clothed themselves

Black market jobs, and sometimes not much to eat. I had clothes from before. Zero assistance, that's how it is in our little social democratic republic.

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