California’s billionaires just poured $40 million into blocking a wealth tax that threatens to force them to pay 5% of their net worth (fortune.com)

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[-] churrodestroyer@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 month ago

Wow, sure sounds like they have extra money lying around that they wouldn't miss if it were taxed.

[-] ironpangolin29@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Okay. Say no?

I went to the bank one day, I says to the bank manager, I says to him, sir, I need an account opened for a shell llc to skirt the tax man a little extra for my own self, he says to me, no.

I says okay then.

Just say no.

[-] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

Billionaires need to go they are parasites.

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 points 1 month ago

I keep seeing this same story with varying amounts. Wasn't it 100m a few days ago?

[-] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Did you read the article?... Of course not. It mentions that 100 million dollar donation and that it's from a single billionair Google co-founder.

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 points 1 month ago

Only so many times I read the same news. Thanks!

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