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Re:Goodbye from Salon by MattDamonSpace on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:34PM (#50388246)
The federal gov is essentially just entitlement programs for the elderly and the military, and all the wealth of the billionaires wouldn’t pay for it for even a year.
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Re:Goodbye from Salon by KingMob on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:10AM (#50388774)
I think the parent comment is making a common mistake when it comes to taxing the ultra-wealthy.

We don't need to tax them to make up a shortfall; we need to tax them to remove their power to distort government in their favor.

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