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Re:New York Passes Tax on the Ultra-Wealthy by ycdeebs on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:06PM (#48314676)
In a world where you are the supreme ruler, then what you individually want matters. In our actual world, it’s more about what the society in general wants.
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Re:New York Passes Tax on the Ultra-Wealthy by ceejayoz on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:23PM (#48314918)
> In our actual world, it’s more about what the society in general wants.

God, if only!

In the actual world, it's more about what the powerful want.

Why do you think billionaires spent more fighting Mamdani than they stood to lose in new taxes?

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Re:New York Passes Tax on the Ultra-Wealthy by senordevnyc on Thursday May 28, 2026 @11:20PM (#48318607)
The powerful didn’t want this.
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