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|    Julian to Wilson    |
|    Re: Wealth Tax Counterstrike    |
|    22 Feb 26 18:05:55    |
      From: julianlzb87@gmail.com              On 22/02/2026 17:43, Wilson wrote:       > On 2/22/2026 11:33 AM, Julian wrote:       >> On 22/02/2026 16:13, Wilson wrote:       >>> On 2/21/2026 6:40 PM, Julian wrote:       >>>> On 21/02/2026 16:56, Wilson wrote:       >>>>> On 2/21/2026 2:28 AM, dart200 wrote:       >>>>>> On 2/20/26 11:53 AM, Dude wrote:       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> A 5% California wealth tax on a $1 billion net worth would result       >>>>>>> in a $50 million tax liability!       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> This proposed one-time tax targets the approximately 246       >>>>>>> billionaires in the state, potentially costing them between $50       >>>>>>> million and $13 billion each, depending on their total wealth.       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> Does anyone except the Teamsters Union think this is a good idea?       >>>>>>       >>>>>> i hope they leave       >>>>>>       >>>>>> billionaires don't spend their money in ways that are useful to       >>>>>> local economies, and they have a lot retarded ways to not actually       >>>>>> pay tax.       >>>>>>       >>>>>> in fact they buy up excess property making it harder for everyone       >>>>>> else they leave, so better that they don't try to live here       >>>>>>       >>>>>       >>>>> So how much property, income & sales tax do the billionaires pay to       >>>>> the bottomless state budget pit that's Kalifornia?       >>>>       >>>> I guess at some point, on this trajectory, some shareholders might       >>>> be moved to sue companies that don't relocate from Kalifornia for       >>>> breaching their fiduciary duty to maximise returns on investment?       >>>>       >>>> In the UK publicly listed companies are legally obliged to maximise       >>>> profit... which is why, for instance, they are frantically       >>>> unravelling their DIE extraordinary popular delusions and the       >>>> madness of crowds.       >>>       >>> If a big wealth tax is implemented the techbros who stay will either       >>> be forced to liquidate a large percentage of their assets driving       >>> down the value of the stock, or give that stock directly to the       >>> taxing agency making the State the owner of a part of those companies.       >>>       >>> Guess which of those two the politicians will want?       >>       >> If they can't confiscate have the stock, people's property,       >> they won't think twice about trashing the asset values in       >> millions of people's pension funds just out of spite.       >       > Good point. Envy drives a lot of this.              The Godless Leftwaffe have de-ratified the seven deadly sins.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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