Die Mehrheit der Bürgerinnen & Bürger will eine stärkere Besteuerung der Reichen – die Bundesregierung darf das nicht länger ignorieren! #TaxTheRich
@quixoticgeek @ChrisMayLA6 It has been reported that around 30 of Norway's richest left by The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/10/super-rich-abandoning-norway-at-record-rate-as-wealth-tax-rises-slightly
And another source that claims 80 people (uncited): https://www.brusselsreport.eu/2024/09/11/the-failure-of-norways-wealth-tax-hike-as-a-warning-signal/
But since people started fleeing, there has been an "exit tax" put in place, so I'm not sure whether that is factored into the reported losses: https://www.lifeinnorway.net/exit-tax-changes/
Erik Uden 🍑
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Doug Belshaw
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The wealthy ''could leave this country with their wealth, and it would make remarkably little difference to us because, in many cases, what they claim they're going to take with them, they can't. Their houses, their pension funds, and even part of their financial wealth are very unlikely to move with them. "
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08/06/wealth-series-10-do-we-need-the-wealthy/
#wealth #taxtherich#UKpolitics
''in practice, there would be more tax if we had fewer wealthy people in this country, rather than less tax"
The wealthy ''could leave this country with their wealth, and it would make remarkably little difference to us because, in many cases, what they claim they're going to take with them, they can't. Their houses, their pension funds, and even part of their financial wealth are very unlikely to move with them. "
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08/06/wealth-series-10-do-we-need-the-wealthy/
#wealth #taxtherich#UKpolitics
''in practice, there would be more tax if we had fewer wealthy people in this country, rather than less tax"
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@pluralistic
Wow, this would really cut executive pay. I love it. There’s an idea floating around called #Limitarianism, meaning we cap maximum wealth at some level like $10M and cap income, too.
We’re in a climate crisis largely due to the actions of these executives, so tax them out of existence.
"Majority of people in 40 countries want 4:1 maximum pay ratios for CEOs and their lowest-paid workers”
In democracies, we're told, politicians exist to reflect and enact the popular will; but the truth is, politicians' primary occupation is thwarting the will of the people, in preference to the will of a small group of wealthy, powerful people.
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https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/07/the-people-no/#water-flowing-uphill
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@pluralistic
Wow, this would really cut executive pay. I love it. There’s an idea floating around called #Limitarianism, meaning we cap maximum wealth at some level like $10M and cap income, too.
We’re in a climate crisis largely due to the actions of these executives, so tax them out of existence.
"Majority of people in 40 countries want 4:1 maximum pay ratios for CEOs and their lowest-paid workers”
One thing that the current exorbitant investments in "AI" show is that the investor class and big tech corporations do not pay enough taxes: If you have billions to set on fire for spicy autocomplete we should take some or all of those to do something useful with.
@tante
Adding hashtags - where's quote toot? I thought that was coming?
#EatTheRich#TaxTheRich #capitalism#AI
"One thing that the current exorbitant investments in "AI" show is that the investor class and big tech corporations do not pay enough taxes: If you have billions to set on fire for spicy autocomplete we should take some or all of those to do something useful with."
Es gibt keine Totalverweigerer!! Niemand nutzt das System aus! Ein signifikanter Anteil der Ausgaben fürs Bürgergeld ging an „Aufstocker:innen”, Menschen welche trotz Arbeit nicht genug zum Leben haben! Alle nutzen die existierenden Sozialsysteme so wie sie sollen.
Es gibt keine Studie die belegt das „härtere Strafen” Arbeitslosigkeit verringern, es stärkt nur psychische Probleme und drängt mehr Menschen in die Obdachlosigkeit.
Man merkt wo eine Billionen Euro für Aufrüstung und „whatever it takes” letztendlich kürzen: bei dir!
Yogthos
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Alex Akselrod
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"Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia."
"Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia."
Pascal
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Es fehlen nur noch gut 2000 Unterschriften, bis die #Petition für die #Vermögenssteuer im Bundestag auf die Agenda genommen werden muss! 🤩 → https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_04/_09/Petition_180180.nc.html
Registrieren geht übrigens super einfach und schnell! 🤓👍
Instagram Suspends Zohran Mamdani’s account, Leaked Memo Cites ‘National Interest’ as Meta Tilts Right – NYC Journals
#VoteMamdani #VoteProgressive #StopNeoliberalism#WorkingClassNotDonorClass#TaxTheRich #NoBillionaires#WealthTax#SecondBillOfRights #FDRDemocrats #AOC2028
Es fehlen nur noch gut 2000 Unterschriften, bis die #Petition für die #Vermögenssteuer im Bundestag auf die Agenda genommen werden muss! 🤩 → https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_04/_09/Petition_180180.nc.html
Registrieren geht übrigens super einfach und schnell! 🤓👍
1% der Weltbevoelkerung aka die reichsten 77 Millionen produzieren so viele CO2 Emissionen wie die aermsten 66%. Das sind 5 Milliarden Menschen.
Sorry fuer meine Leidenschaft, aber fucking tax the rich! Diese Ungerechtigkeit wird den kommenden Generationen so um die Ohren fliegen!
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/energie/oxfam-klima-ungleichheit-100.html
@pallenberg
Deshalb bitte hier unterschreiben:
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_04/_09/Petition_180180.nc.html
Deshalb bitte hier unterschreiben:
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_04/_09/Petition_180180.nc.html
Mit Deiner Reichweite würden wir die 30.000 rechtzeitig und locker knacken.
#taxtherich
Erik Uden 🍑
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Zur Vermögenssteuer sagte Merz nach Fragen der tagesschau-Community im Anschluss an das ARD-Sommerinterview: "Die Vermögenssteuer kommt gar nicht." Das Bundesverfassungsgericht habe das vor zig Jahren ausgesetzt, "weil die Vermögensteuer in Deutschland einfach nicht erhoben werden kann, weil jede Form einer Vermögenssteuer gegen den Gleichheitsgrundsatz des Grundgesetzes verstößt." Doch das stimmt so nicht.
Die #Vermögensteuer ist nicht verfassungswidrig – im Gegenteil: Im Artikel 106 des Grundgesetzes ist sie explizit als mögliche Steuereinnahmequelle genannt.
https://www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder/sommerinterview-merz-faktencheck-102.html