yea I already think it is one of the biggest threats but it is just a tool not the source. you destroy this tool they will find another. the problem is billionaires getting intermingled with politics and state affairs. We need a separation of state and billionaire affairs.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (8 children)

We need to outlaw having more than $100,000,000 in personal wealth. You hit that mark, and you get a "Congratulations! You won Capitalism" medal. Tell them it's made of unobtanium, but just make it out of a titanium steel alloy.

After that every single penny they make is poured into "The Sovereign Fund For Humanities Poor."

This would absolutely fund UBI, and climate change solutions.

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not to demoralize you, but it seems a pretty stupid solution. First because you need to implement it world wide to hope to have some effect and second simply because this way nobody will ever try to go over the limit so your

This would absolutely fund UBI, and climate change solutions.

will get exactly 0 funds. So the guy that have 100.000.000 $ in personal wealth is still rich and you don't have any other resource for your UBI or whatever thing you want to do with them.

It is what is happening here were we have a lower limit to pay taxes, if you earn less than that you don't pay taxes (or a very small amount) and people simply avoid to go over the limit. BTW, the limit was introduced exactly with a similar reasoning, even if for different reasons.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 5 days ago

Alright, no limit, but every week we guillotine the top one.

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