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Quenby
Quenby
@Quenby@cutie.city  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Him: well what's your big brain idea to eliminate food assistance fraud?

Me: universal food assistance

Him:

Me: because there wouldn't be a system to cheat, everyone would just get a check

Him: and who does that benefit?

Me: family farmers and human beings who rely on food for nutrition

Him: what about rich people?

Me: what about them?

Him: you would give them food assistance too?

Me: that's what universal means

Him: you can't do that

Me: yesterday you said I couldn't tax them and now you won't let me feed them either?

Him: they can afford food

Me: then it should be fine to tax them

Him: but if you tax them they won't have as much money

Me: I'm willing to offer universal food assistance

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StarkRG@myside-yourside.net
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@StarkRG@myside-yourside.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

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How do we pay for it? I'd start with a 100% wealth cap tax. Once you have a pre-determined amount of *net* welath (including real estate, stocks, and other non-liquid assets), say $250 mil (more than that just seems like video game points), all income gets taxed at 100%. Sure, you're allowed to have more than the wealth cap, you're just not allowed to make any more. Drop below the cap, and income gets taxed at normal progressive tax rates again.

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Cavyherd
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@cavyherd@wandering.shop replied  ·  activity timestamp 14 hours ago

@StarkRG @Quenby

Would require more admin (therefore more expensive) but I could see a 10x wealth cap:

You can have as much wealth as you can earn, but nobody gets less than 10% what you get. You want more? Sure! Everybody else gets more, too!

I also like the #Indigenous wealth principle: the status & power conferred by great wealth is garnered based on how much you •give away•.

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Urban Hermit
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@Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 24 hours ago

@Quenby I like the conclusion. "Aw, the poor billionaire would have less money? Don't worry free food assistance!"

The government says an adult needs $297 to eat for 1 month, and I have found this to be 100% adequate in my state (yes I am on SNAP right now).

I am pretty sure a billionaire sometimes tips an amount bigger than that just to impress someone.

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