Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThis isn't 'Right vs Left'lemmy.worldimagemessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up11.3K
arrow-up11.3KimageThis isn't 'Right vs Left'lemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square147fedilink
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-217 hours agotax the rich 3% of their net worth annually, give it all to the people. universal basic income.
minus-squareLiberal_Ghost@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoI could get down with that.
minus-squareAlloi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-215 hours agothat seems like a pretty small number, even if its based on networth. we can do much better than that.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agodon’t forget that 3% annually over 20 years is still something like almost 60%. actually a little bit less if you consider how exponential functions work, it’s actually exp(-0.6) ≈ 0.5, so it’s closer to 50% but still good.
tax the rich
3% of their net worth annually, give it all to the people. universal basic income.
I could get down with that.
that seems like a pretty small number, even if its based on networth. we can do much better than that.
don’t forget that 3% annually over 20 years is still something like almost 60%.
actually a little bit less if you consider how exponential functions work, it’s actually
exp(-0.6) ≈ 0.5, so it’s closer to 50% but still good.