return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agoGavin Newsom opposes California ‘billionaire tax’ as he eyes 2028 White House bidnypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down16
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minus-squareTommySoda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·23 hours agoAt this point in time I’m pretty sure you would win in a landslide if you ran on taxing billionaires. Is being greedy a requirement to be a politician in the US?
minus-squareI_Jedi@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·21 hours agoIf you’re not greedy, the billionaires won’t fund your campaign. Then you lose.
minus-squareiambatman1469@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoThat would only be true if most people couldn’t think for themselves and it was possible to spend money to influence their opinion.
At this point in time I’m pretty sure you would win in a landslide if you ran on taxing billionaires. Is being greedy a requirement to be a politician in the US?
If you’re not greedy, the billionaires won’t fund your campaign. Then you lose.
That would only be true if most people couldn’t think for themselves and it was possible to spend money to influence their opinion.