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Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation by ernst_klim on Friday December 17, 2021 @04:27AM (#29589832)
> is being called slightly rightwing in the EU

That's simply not true.

> Bernie‘s ideas would be called leftist here

Where is "here"? How is "financial transaction tax" a mainstream idea in europe?

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Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation by disgruntledphd2 on Friday December 17, 2021 @04:48AM (#29590003)
The EU have tried to introduce it a bunch of times. Normally it got fought back by the UK, who are no longer in the EU. I could definitely see this happening in the next five to ten years.
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Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation by ernst_klim on Friday December 17, 2021 @05:05AM (#29590136)
Wow, you are right, that's terrible.
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Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation by manmal on Friday December 17, 2021 @08:41AM (#29591932)
As sibling poster mentioned, financial transaction taxes are being openly discussed in the EU. I haven't heard anyone call them socialist at least. Politicians in the US seem to use communism/socialism as a strawman to attack anything that would harm their puppeteers' wallets.
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