Senpapij t1_j3chio3 wrote on January 7, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Reply to comment by liltime78 in I asked chatgpt to write a UN resolution in favor of universal basic income, and this is what it returned. by AnneBancroftsGhost

Taxing the rich always sounds like a good idea until you realize the rich will never be taxed and it'll fall on the middle class. The rich have the resources to find loopholes, or just move their money some place else avoiding taxation.

Enderkr t1_j3cj9wx wrote on January 7, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Then you make laws against them moving the money...?

Like seriously, we haven't even ATTEMPTED to reign in the rich and people like you come in and say "well they'll just find a way around it, anyway!" Good, fuck them. If you can pass UBI, you can pass a set of laws that either guarantee you pay into it or you get the fuck out of the country. Rich people who hide their wealth overseas can lose their citizenship and be deported.

bluegrassbarman t1_j3cplye wrote on January 7, 2023 at 5:05 PM

>Then you make laws against them moving the money...?

Easier said than done when they own the politicians

Enderkr t1_j3d6byc wrote on January 7, 2023 at 6:53 PM

You are missing the point, FFS. My post wasn't meant to be some bulletproof argument for UBI and the rich avoiding their taxes, its to say that people like the guy I replied to - and you I guess - are too busy making excuses for why it can't work to even try it. So good job, the rich don't even have to own the politicians because you're already convinced its a lost cause.

ChainmailleAddict t1_j3cl8bm wrote on January 7, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Then close the damn loopholes that they CREATED in the first place! Sheesh. You're defeatist.

Simple_March_1741 t1_j3ckzug wrote on January 7, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Loopholes exist because they were purposely created for them. Stop acting like we can't find ways to properly tax them. There are plenty but since they already have too much, buying politicians is as easy for them as buying a piece of candy.

A lot of people do not realise how much wealth they actually have.

I believe it's also worth noting that when a person hoards anything else but money - they are deemed sick. But when they hoard money they're to be looked up to. That's so crazy.

These people are sick and should be treated. They should also be taxed at a high rate until there are no billionaires on this earth.

I truly believe that they can survive on 800 or 900 million just fine, lol.

fiveswords t1_j3csdim wrote on January 7, 2023 at 5:23 PM

You can choose to be the victim of our foreign OR our domestic policy but you can't have both.