“Let’s tax the hell out of Bruce Wayne, and then we wouldn’t need him to put on a costume.
I want to make Batman unnecessary.” twitter.com/AnandWrites/st
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Kinda odd how mad these takes are on this quote tweet about taxing a fictional billionaire superhero who lives in a city that doesn’t exist.
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Of course. Because you’re assuming that folks should trust SF government to effectively spend those new tax dollars. Is that a reasonable assumption?
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Bruce Wayne doesn’t live in San Francisco. He’s a fictional character who lives in Gotham City.
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But theoretically if he was real and lived in SF not Gotham, we don't have the power to tax him. No local income tax. State or federal govt could, and a higher tax on the "Bruce Waynes" of the world could, for example, fix the issue of underfunded schools and underpaid teachers.
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Feeding more money in to the incinerator doesn’t fix problems by itself. The problem we have now is massive government waste, failed programs, failed policies and inept politicians. If the city was a startup, no way in hell would I invest and this attitude shows no hope of change
I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but..
1. Bruce Wayne isn’t real so we can’t tax him.
2. There’s no local income tax. So if he was real, it would be a State or federal tax, not local.
3. Y’all don’t like taxes on rich people. I get it.
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I think the point is people are tired of the solution being more money. You have to attack the problems from the other end as well. Why isn't the money going very far? Why aren't programs delivering results? If you want more money for education, maybe spend less on needles.