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[–] Haagel 32 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What can you realistically steal that isn't worth peanuts to them? You could take a car or some jewelry or maybe destroy a building, but their massive hoards are mostly in these intangible things called shares. It only exists on record and it only has value to those who are similarly greedy.

Their life, on the other hand... 🤔

[–] greenskye@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

New rule, billionaires must maintain a horde of gold and jewels worth at least 100 million at all times. If it gets stolen they have to make a new one. Anyone can try to steal it, but the billionaires can set lethal traps.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I suspect the most evil rich assholes would set up explosive traps on everything shiny, so that as soon as you pull it or whatever, it blows up. To add insult to injury, you'll also have to hear a sermon about how greed is bad and evil.

[–] Kattail_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

ironic, isnt it?

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Bring in the guilotines!

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago

I never understood this argument about wealth taxes. Shares are absurdly easy to tax. Just take them. There is no shortage of greedy people to whom those shares are valuable. We'll go ahead and sell them for you.

Want to keep your shares? No problem. You can buy them back from the IRS immediately at the market price they were valued at when we took them. Otherwise, they are transferred to a liquidator for resale on the open market in small lots at regular intervals over the next year or two.