• Ugly Bob@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    The solution is an income and wealth tax tied to minimum wage. I also like a maximum wage (100% tax beyond) and a maximum wealth (ditto) including unrealized gains both tied also to minimum wage.

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      8 days ago

      That can be part of a solution. You also need to plug up holes like “it’s not a wage - i just got a personal loan using my company stock as collateral”.

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        8 days ago

        Oh, absolutely. Unrealized gains would include company stock and I’m not sure banks will be giving big loans on limited stock.

        I have other ideas like corporations not being able to own Intellectual property (or severely restricted terms for such ownership), Abolishing political parties, abolishing organized religion, maximum corporation size (revenue and employee count) etc.