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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

~~Tax~~ Eat the rich.

weve tried taxing them before.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And it went pretty well, until they bought enough politicians to change it.

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

So taxing the rich is an unstable temporary solution, and more fundamental changes are required.

I propose harsher, more lethal, punishments for politicians that accept bribes

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 23 hours ago

this is exactly what i mean. we need systemic change to solve this, not just tax.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm down. I think every year, we ought to take the richest person in the country and redistribute 50% of their assets.

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

And their body parts as well