Democracy is not a carte blanche to take someone else’s money
Bill Gates, the supposed "good guy" billionaire not being sure if he would vote for Trump rather than have a 2% wealth tax or whatever is why billionaires cannot exist. No one should control that much power. They will fight to maintain their power, against democracy, every time.
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Capitalism is the theft of other people's value. The wealthy steal billions from their employees every year. They then dodge taxes and force the working class to pick up the tab/deal with the side effects of socioeconomic inequality (like high crime, incarceration, drug, rates).
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classic example of THE fundamental flaw of capitalism: Capital has ALL the power. Workers have none. And eventually voters have none because capital controls the media and the politicians. Question: Is it possible to have a genuine democracy with a capitalistic economic system?
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No because the ones who control the capital will inevitable influence the government to retain there capital
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Gates will do far more good with his billions than the US government ever would.
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Fat people with lifestyle diseases are way more important than poor third world people fighting malaria according to
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It wasn't the vote of the rich which put Trump in the white house. just saying...
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The rich bought the election with their contributions to SuperPACs.
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Imagine flooding the market with billions of dollars worth of Microsoft shares. So many people who rely on the stock market for retirement will lose money. This wealth tax is such a stupid way of raising money.
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84% of the stock market is owned by 10% of the population. 80% of the population owns a total of 7% of the stock market.
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